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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.
We are scheduled to debate the Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2022, in the name of my colleague, Senator Ruane, this evening. Senator Collins, supported by Senator Kennelly, raised the loss of jobs in A…
The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is advancing significant investment into our energy system and grid. I ask the Minister to ask the Department of Transport to intervene to ensure the public bodies that have a resp…
The Government has to put in place a new framework for SNAs, one that is based on the real experience teachers and SNAs are seeing in schools.…
I appreciate that with the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025, we have entered into a new phase of ongoing supports for survivors of abuse. I welcome the apology the Taoiseach ha…
It is essential that we continue to reform the structures and culture of the Defence Forces and invest its members - the men and women of Oghlaigh na hÉireann. l recently announced the publication of the strate…
These proposed amendments are intended to place a time limit on the emergency order under the new section 88E of the EPA Act and under the new section 44C of the Waste Management Act 1996, the WMA Act, and an o…
When you look at the substance of what is in the Sinn Féin amendment, it is suggesting that there be a community impact assessment before any IPAS centre is put in a community. It has failed with direct provisi…
Le cuidiú ó na hiriseoirí Gaeilge a bhí ann ag an am, sin an fáth ar thosaigh mé ag úsáid na Gaeilge a bhí agam. Níl Ghaeilge ann do Sheachtain na Gaeilge nó do mhí na Gaeilge; tá sí ann gach lá. Má tá daoine i…
This discrepancy between death and burial records is itself a cause for concern and given what we know about the extent of the undignified burials that took place at Tuam, it is not speculative to suggest that …
If we take special needs assistants alone, in 2020, there were 16,000 special needs assistants. Some 28% of the budget is now allocated to special education and we have up to 30,000 students in special classes …
I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Statements on Fishing Quotas (not to exceed 2 hours and 25 minutes) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Special Needs Assistants, selected by Sinn F…
Also today, we mark the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As you will know, since the beginning of the invasion the Ukrainian flag has flown in Leinster House at the main entrance and in…
Ireland has a road safety strategy aiming to halve road deaths by 2030, and has recently introduced lower speed limits on local and urban roads as part of this, but unless some very serious action is taken now …
Representatives from the Irish fishing industry, in the audiovisual room at the end of January, outlined how severely reduced fishing opportunities will result in utter devastation, with one saying that some ve…
As colleagues know, bluetongue is a viral disease, caused by the bluetongue virus, that can result in severe clinical symptoms in ruminant species, including cattle, sheep, goats, deer and camelids such as alpa…
SNAs are crucial, not just to the children with additional needs but to all the children in the classroom. We need to protect SNAs, protect the rights and dignity of our children, parents, pupils and SNAs and s…
I am delighted to be here to speak on our national volunteering strategy and the importance of volunteering across Irish society. I will speak briefly on an area of volunteering I feel is important and that is …
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