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9,028 debates and question sessions in the Dáil and Seanad, 2020-01-21 to 2026-10-01. Newest first. A question session is listed once, with each question, who asked it and their party on the day. Use the search box above to look inside them.
The Bill is underpinned by prevailing public health advice, and the collective will of Government, behind Section 31A of the health regulations. I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, between lines 4 and 5, to inse…
We know that most people who get the virus will have mild symptoms that resolve themselves but we also know that we can expect to see a proportion of people infected with the virus require hospitalisation, a sm…
The matters raised by Deputies Richmond, Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins, Harkin, and Ó Snodaigh, have been selected for discussion.…
I went on to say: The Government cannot ask people to continue to make such efforts if the truth about the consistent delays in contact tracing and informing people of their results are being hidden from them. …
I call on the Minister to speak to the subject matter of amendments in group 1, that is, amendments Nos. 1 and 7 and Seanad Report Stage amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive. However, my point is that we are discu…
The Government talks about forestry but we do not have forestry in Ireland at the moment. She spoke of a system that was working and of forestry policy, but we do not have a forestry policy. We will shortly ech…
Finally, the Bill provides for provisions to be prescribed as dwelling event provisions, meaning that if a garda reasonably suspects a breach of such a provision, he or she may attend at the entrance to the pri…
On page 6 of the Bill the term "occupier" is defined as meaning "a person who — (i) resides in the dwelling, and (ii) is the owner of the dwelling". Gardaí can demand of them the name and address of the occupie…
On the conclusion of Matters on the Business of the Seanad, the sitting shall be suspended until 1.30 p.m; Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Order for Second Stage and Second S…
I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on St.…
An area I feel needs to be looked at, and I raised it in the previous Dáil with the then Minister with responsibility for local government, unfortunately to little avail, is the area of online voting - not elec…
The measures in Part 5 of this Act amend the Mental Health Acts 2001 to 2018, specifically in respect of the role of independent consultant psychiatrists and the holding of mental health tribunals.…
The Motion regarding the Earlier Signature of the Railway Safety (Reporting and Investigation of Serious Accidents, Accidents and Incidents Involving Certain Railways) Bill 2020, shall be taken, without debate,…
Let me reassure the House that the Government is clear that public health measures restricting individual rights must be introduced and retained only in the pursuit of legitimate public health goals, must be th…
The Tánaiste promised the women concerned that this would never happen again and that an alternative to the courts would be provided for women to seek justice. The Minister, Deputy Donnelly, has written to wome…
The coursing people of Ireland come from the countryside and they love coursing. Therefore, the definition of a greyhound includes both track and coursing dogs, so coursing should be covered under greyhound rac…
mica redress |
Both words must appear in the same contribution |
"mica redress" |
That exact phrase, words together and in order |
housing OR homes |
Either word |
housing -dublin |
Housing, excluding anything mentioning Dublin |
hous* |
Starts with — housing, housed, householder |