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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.

2026-02-11 · Dail · 5 speakers · 3,652 words 1 vote
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad

I would point out that if you take a Circuit Court action for defamation, you do not get a jury. When we look at it, it is removing juries from the High Court in defamation actions.…

2026-02-11 · Dail · 18 speakers · 40,967 words 3 votes
Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

The Bill will make an already dire housing crisis even worse by allowing landlords charging extortionate rents that are unaffordable for huge numbers of people to reset those rents to even higher levels.…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 10 speakers · 6,023 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

The programme for Government commits to the mother-and-baby mental health unit, doubling the number of multidisciplinary teams for pregnant women, increasing the number of perinatal mental health midwife posts,…

2026-02-10 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 365 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Margaret Murphy O'Mahony - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a s…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 21 speakers · 6,481 words 1 vote
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - International Protection Bill 2026 (Second Stage, resumed) (to adjourn on conclusion of the second speaking round, not to exceed 3 hours and 24 minutes) Tuesday's private …

2026-02-10 · Seanad · 4 matters · 10 speakers · 7,350 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Agriculture Supports — Margaret Murphy O'Mahony FF
  • Childcare Services — Victor Boyhan IND
  • School Transport — Linda Nelson Murray FG
  • Disability Issues — Sarah O'Reilly AON
2026-02-10 · Dail · 3 speakers · 899 words
Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026: First Stage

The Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill is the culmination of many years of work across constituencies and communities, including my own constituency, that are dealing with scourge…

2026-02-10 · Seanad · 21 speakers · 8,818 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

We need to have a wider conversation with the Department of justice and to invite the Minister, Deputy O’Callaghan, in to have a debate on this particular Garda station and the many other rural ones right acros…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 41 questions · 24 speakers · 7,983 words Questions
Questions · to the Taoiseach
  • Q1+ Cabinet Committees — Peter 'Chap' Cleere FF
  • Q17+ Cabinet Committees — Ryan O'Meara FF
2026-02-10 · Seanad · 5 speakers · 5,277 words
Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage

The Health Information Bill provides the clear legal framework needed to support digital health initiatives such as electronic health records, secure information sharing and improved planning. Electronic health…

2026-02-10 · Seanad · 15 speakers · 12,697 words
Apprenticeships: Statements

In the overall context of the numbers of apprenticeships, however, we have serious questions to consider about the gender balance in apprenticeships and changing the mindset of the nation about apprenticeships.…

2026-02-10 · Seanad · 16 speakers · 11,124 words
Storm Chandra: Statements

Before the arrival of Storm Chandra, local authorities were monitoring river levels, activating severe weather teams and crews and standing up flood mitigation measures.…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 20 speakers · 17,154 words
International Protection Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)

The International Protection Bill 2026 is the legislative vehicle for Ireland's wholesale opt-in to the EU migration and asylum pact, and that is its fundamental flaw. The Bill also ensures Ireland has a sustai…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 28 speakers · 14,827 words
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]

The current Act references images that purport to be intimate images but it does not explicitly state that generating intimate images of an adult is illegal.…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 6 questions · 6 speakers · 7,943 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance
  • Q156 Insurance Coverage — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q157 Regional Aid — Ged Nash LAB
  • Q158 Housing Provision — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q159 Financial Services — Cian O'Callaghan SD
  • Q160 Cost of Living Issues — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q161 Insurance Industry — Noel McCarthy FG
2026-02-10 · Dail · 8 questions · 10 speakers · 8,318 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance
  • Q162 Fiscal Policy — Cian O'Callaghan SD
  • Q163 Tax Reliefs — Malcolm Byrne FF
  • Q164 Insurance Industry — Eoin Hayes SD
  • Q165 Insurance Industry — Cormac Devlin FF
  • Q166 Tax Code — Catherine Callaghan FG
  • Q167 Insurance Coverage — Cathal Crowe FF
  • and 1 more
2026-02-10 · Dail · 1 speaker · 330 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

Deputy Louis O'Hara - To discuss the provision of special education classes across Galway East. Deputy Paul McAuliffe - To discuss sanctioned ASD classes in Dublin North-West. The matters raised by Deputies Lou…

2026-02-10 · Dail · 4 issues · 7 speakers · 6,752 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Special Educational Needs — Louis O'Hara SF
  • Educational Disadvantage — Pat Buckley SF
  • Regulatory Bodies — Conor Sheehan LAB
  • Road Projects — John Paul O'Shea FG
2026-02-05 · Dail · 6 questions · 8 speakers · 6,877 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
  • Q1 Community Development Projects — Louise O'Reilly SF
  • Q2 Community Development Projects — Mark Wall LAB
  • Q3 Scéimeanna Teanga — Aengus Ó Snodaigh SF
  • Q4 An Ghaeltacht — Rory Hearne SD
  • Q5 Oideachas trí Ghaeilge — Conor D. McGuinness SF
  • Q6 Sports Organisations — Brendan Smith FF
2026-02-05 · Seanad · 4 matters · 9 speakers · 7,429 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Departmental Strategies — Mary Fitzpatrick FF
  • Misuse of Drugs — Teresa Costello FF
  • Assisted Decision-Making — Mark Duffy FG
  • School Accommodation — Seán Kyne FG
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