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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.

2025-11-05 · Dail · 3 questions · 6 speakers · 3,496 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
  • Q1 National Development Plan — Ged Nash LAB
  • Q2 Public Expenditure Policy — Cian O'Callaghan SD
  • Q3 EU Programmes — Naoise Ó Muirí FG
2025-11-05 · Dail · 7 questions · 9 speakers · 7,176 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
  • Q4 Office of Public Works — Barry Ward FG
  • Q5+ National Development Plan — Emer Currie FG
  • Q6 Capital Expenditure Programme — Cathal Crowe FF
  • Q7 Public Procurement Contracts — Ruairí Ó Murchú SF
  • Q9 Flood Risk Management — Louis O'Hara SF
  • Q10 Public Spending Code — Barry Ward FG
2025-11-05 · Dail · 47 speakers · 33,347 words
International Protection Processing and Enforcement: Statements

Our IPAS system must be fair for both our citizens and those seeking international protection. It is not about immigration but migration and people who come here seeking our protection. Many of the people here …

2025-11-05 · Dail · 3 speakers · 1,000 words
Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages

After a lifetime of work, people deserve the chance to retire with their pension at 65 or to carry on contributing. We will continue to advocate for a system where a worker at 65 can choose to retire with their…

2025-11-05 · Dail · 4 speakers · 4,361 words 2 votes
Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages

Our amendment inserts the new subsections to include the congestion softeners in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d), and proposes that within six months of the commencement of this Act a report would be laid befo…

2025-11-04 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 593 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - the need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on the status of the major devolved project for Ursuline College, Sligo. Senator Joanne Collins - the need for the …

2025-11-04 · Seanad · 4 matters · 9 speakers · 6,687 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Marine Protected Areas — Malcolm Noonan GP
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems — Dee Ryan FF
  • Fire Stations — Maria McCormack SF
  • Health Services — Seán Kyne FG
2025-11-04 · Dail · 13 speakers · 6,360 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

Every policy should be evaluated and recalibrated to manage the various factors that contribute to the overall level of migration to an economy, while also acknowledging the huge contribution people continue to…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 20 speakers · 6,724 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Finance Bill 2025 - Financial Resolutions (without debate) (to be moved together and decided by one question; any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Electricity (…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 1 speaker · 1,497 words
Finance Bill 2025: Financial Resolutions

THAT section 291A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which provides relief from corporation tax for capital expenditure incurred on specified intangible assets, be amended in the manner and t…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 26 speakers · 24,895 words
Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage

The equity investment in ESB is required by the end of this year to ensure payment from the Central Fund of Government approved NDP funding in the 2025 budget and to ensure ESB is sufficiently financed to deliv…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 21 speakers · 15,217 words
Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members]

The report of the Barnardos 2025 back to school survey indicated that the average price of uniforms was €126 for a primary school uniform and €119 for a secondary school uniform. It now costs on average €1,450 …

2025-11-04 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 792 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

I had the honour of serving with him on the foreign affairs committee, which he helped establish with our colleague, Senator David Norris, many years ago in Buswells Hotel, of all places, where they insisted th…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 6 questions · 7 speakers · 7,542 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Education and Youth
  • Q1 Early Childhood Care and Education — Darren O'Rourke SF
  • Q2 Educational Disadvantage — Eoghan Kenny LAB
  • Q3 Irish Language — Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh SF
  • Q4 School Staff — Paul Lawless AON
  • Q5 Schools Building Projects — Darren O'Rourke SF
  • Q6 Education Policy — Emer Currie FG
2025-11-04 · Seanad · 21 speakers · 8,525 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Stan set up the Immigrant Council of Ireland. Stan and the congratulations to our new incoming President, Catherine Connolly. Stan and mentioned her role in relation to marriage equality, as well as in Focus Ir…

2025-11-04 · Seanad · 12 speakers · 10,061 words
National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements

The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030 can be a game-changer for disabled people in this country. The launch of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030 is not …

2025-11-04 · Seanad · 6 speakers · 5,904 words
Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage

Although we are compliant with current EU air quality standards, our Clean Air Strategy for Ireland and our programme for Government commit us to doing more as we recognise that any level of air pollution has n…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 8 questions · 11 speakers · 9,362 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Education and Youth
  • Q7 School Facilities — Barry Ward FG
  • Q8 Special Educational Needs — Pádraig O'Sullivan FF
  • Q9 Schools Building Projects — Paul Lawless AON
  • Q10 Public Sector Pensions — Pat the Cope Gallagher FF
  • Q11 Oideachas trí Ghaeilge — Barry Ward FG
  • Q12 Schools Building Projects — Conor D. McGuinness SF
  • and 2 more
2025-11-04 · Dail · 1 speaker · 365 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - To discuss the post for radiographer clinical specialist ultrasound at Louth County Hospital. Deputy Conor Sheehan - To discuss the withdrawal of funding for CCTV in Moyross, Limerick c…

2025-11-04 · Dail · 5 issues · 7 speakers · 8,867 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Naval Service — Barry Ward FG
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems — Conor Sheehan LAB
  • Bus Services — Paul McAuliffe FF
  • Hospital Staff — Ruairí Ó Murchú SF
  • Turf Cutting — Louis O'Hara SF
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