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.
It would transfer the functions for regulating aircraft noise from the aircraft noise competent authority, ANCA, under the auspices of Fingal County Council, to the Environmental Protection Agency, recognising,…
Deputy William Aird - To discuss GP and primary care services in County Laois. Deputy Sinéad Gibney - To discuss the granting of family reunification visas and visas for medical evacuees and their families from…
In previous years in the Seanad there were statements on farm safety during Farm Safety Week. Senator Stephenson, like Senator Andrews yesterday and Senator O'Loughlin on another occasion, referred to visas for…
It was appropriate that we just transpose the defamation aspect of the SLAPP directive into the Defamation (Amendment) Bill. When it comes to defamation, particularly serious defamation, we are not getting rid …
This Government is complicit in the hardships inflicted on hardworking families, including education costs, food prices, rent prices and lack of housing.…
There is an immediate need for the Government to intervene to end the delay in evacuating very sick and injured children from Gaza to Ireland for urgent medical treatment. However, we also need to ensure that r…
I ask the Taoiseach about this week's announcement on the nitrates derogation for Irish farmers. Ireland's nitrates derogation is extremely important to the sector.…
AXA has issued black insurance discs, not the green ones we are familiar with, and the RSA fails people presenting for a test with a black insurance disc, puts them back on the waiting list again for 15-20 week…
Assuming the appropriate legislative vehicle is identified, I support the premise of the Bill to introduce five days of paid leave to an employee who experiences pregnancy loss and two and a half days of paid l…
This Bill will introduce the term “iatrogenic suicide” into the Act, allowing the coroner to return it as a verdict. Stephanie and John have been campaigning to change the law so a coroner can note iatrogenic s…
The European Council's conclusions state: The European Council calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza... As the Deputy has said, we are outside the norms of the European Union because other European Union sta…
To do that we need to reduce the number of rail crossings, particularly manual rail crossings on that line so trains can go faster. On the plans for a rail link to Shannon Airport, I note that one of the strate…
This Bill will now expand eligibility for the pension to surviving qualified cohabitants when their partner dies. This section provides for renaming the scheme from the widow's, widower's and surviving civil pa…
It is not as if "mental health difficulties" trivialises someone who might require involuntary admission or treatment because you can have severe mental health difficulties just as you have mild mental health d…
An Post disburses this funding across the post office network, with all contractor post offices benefiting from the Government funding, with the objective of securing the stability of the network. Another way i…
Amendment No. 2 seeks to reduce the standard duration of a permission in the Act of 2024 from five years down to three years, while amendment No. 9 seeks to make the same amendment in respect of the 2000 Act.…
I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Mark Duffy - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand the croí …
mica redress |
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"mica redress" |
That exact phrase, words together and in order |
housing OR homes |
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housing -dublin |
Housing, excluding anything mentioning Dublin |
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