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.
I raise something I have spoken about since entering this House, which is water quality in Dublin Bay. Dublin Bay is supposed to be a UNESCO biosphere and an EU-protected bathing water. On the broader issues th…
I thank the Deputy for bringing up this issue and her ongoing work on this with the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke. I will ask the Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, to come back to the Deputy directly. I will ask the M…
The National Training Fund, NTF, was established by the National Training Fund Act 2000 as a dedicated fund to raise the skills of those in employment and to facilitate lifelong learning, provide training to th…
This Bill will fund the education and training for it. The budget also included a €600 million capital uplift to enable skills development, including facilities in the areas of healthcare, veterinary skills and…
The amendment states that the lack of a definition of "special educational needs" in the proposed legislation and the uncertainty of the legislation applies to all estimated 25% of students with special educati…
Deputy Tom Brabazon - To discuss the school building project at Gaelcholáiste Reachrann. Deputies Cian O'Callaghan, Naoise Ó Muirí, Barry Heneghan, Tom Brabazon and Denise Mitchell - To discuss the new school b…
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Victor Boyhan - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on…
In its countermotion, the Government says that the defective concrete blocks scheme is not redress or compensation; it is just a grant. The Government recognises the distress experienced by thousands of homeown…
Senator Nelson Murray raised the issue of critical blood supply. The Senator also raised the issue of the confidence motion in the Tánaiste. Senator Ahearn raised the issue of the motion of confidence, as did S…
I outlined how the latest report from the International Energy Agency highlights that Irish energy bills are three times higher than the wholesale cost of energy. However, the "cost of energy" is a misnomer bec…
I have raised a specific instance of poor water quality with the Taoiseach in the past, namely, Lady's Island Lake in County Wexford.…
Members of the public have raised with me a wide range of issues related to airborne delivery drones, including concerns about the noise from these machines, the safety of them, the planning status of drone bas…
What the Minister would say about that is that you cannot just sue, in the case of a body corporate which is trading for profit, unless you satisfy a court that the defamation has caused serious harm or is like…
The Government is moving a motion of confidence, when there has been no formal submission of the motion of no confidence. We have not seen the text of the motion of no confidence, so it is unprecedented to make…
Creating wider connectivity, the rail review recommends that the rail network route length on the island increase from approximately 2,300 km to almost 3,000 km, with the reopening of former and new rail lines,…
Harvey Morrison Sherratt was born the year Simon Harris was appointed Minister for Health. When I think of Simon Harris, I think of broken promises to children with scoliosis and spina bifida, compounded by fal…
Schemes specific to the tillage sector include the straw incorporation measure, the tillage incentive scheme, protein aid and the tillage capital investment scheme. With regard to the Food Vision tillage group,…
mica redress |
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"mica redress" |
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housing OR homes |
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housing -dublin |
Housing, excluding anything mentioning Dublin |
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