Debates
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.
Deputy Louise O'Reilly - To discuss funding for provision of community-based housing for adults with disabilities in Dublin Fingal West.…
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Anne Rabbitte - The need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on the need for…
A native of County Carlow and the son of a local lock-keeper on the canal, Larry grew up along the River Barrow and received his education through Graiguenamanagh national school. Larry entered public life when…
It gives workers the right to remote work and to have their request for an entitlement to remote work and remote working arrangements treated fairly. We had a golden opportunity to enshrine remote and flexible …
In Bryanstown Wood, sadly there is a situation where there is a raw sewage leak, which has been investigated by Louth County Council and Uisce Éireann but, because the housing estate is not taken in charge, nob…
We have children whose SNAs are being taken from them, children waiting for an assessment of need, children with no school places, parents forced to campaign and fight for basic services, and children with scol…
In our programme for Government, we made an even clearer commitment to progressively reduce childcare costs to €200 per month over the lifetime of this Government. The €200 childcare cost is a programme for Gov…
Some of the MEPs have been here before. Seven Irish MEPs, including three of the MEPs present, supported Ursula von der Leyen and rejected a motion of no confidence in her in July.…
I want to return to the Government's cuts to special needs assistants, SNAs, for schools and its pause, as the Taoiseach calls it. I acknowledge the concerns raised in respect of the schools Deputy identified r…
Again, that figure will only rise because more and more people are going to be out on the street because they cannot afford the rent as it is and this Bill will drive rents up. That is all very well but protect…
To assist these school staff, there is an existing robust non-statutory leave of absence following assault scheme for both SNAs and teachers and an occupational injury scheme for teachers. In the first instance…
To be clear, the amendment before us, amendment No. 7, does not limit legal counselling to legal advice from a practising solicitor.…
The Bill should have been an opportunity to bring in legislation that would protect workers in other situations such as that faced by the Debenhams workers. It did nothing to bring forward the preferential cred…
Here is what it is going to mean: Fossa National School near Killarney will be down four SNAs; Johnstown Boys National School in Dublin, which I mentioned, will be down five SNAs; and Scoil Barra in Ballincolli…
Senator Sarah O'Reilly - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on conducting an independent review into the provision of telemedicine abortion. Senator Patricia Stephenson - The need for the …
Wednesday's business shall be: - International Protection Bill 2026 - Financial Resolution (without debate and to be taken no earlier than 2.12 p.m. and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Internati…
The recent letters announcing cuts in special needs assistants, SNAs, in schools have caused much concern and distress to students, parents, school staff and especially SNAs. By September 2026, there will be 25…
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 |