My Sinn Féin colleague the MP for Newry and Armagh, Dáire Hughes, secured a U-turn from RTÉ in July of last year before Armagh athletes went on to win Olympic medals for Ireland and the Sam Maguire to boot, pro…

The two motions before the House seek the approval of Seanad Éireann to continue in force provisions in the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 aimed at…

• Q1+ Industrial Relations — Ivana Bacik LAB
• Q10+ Cabinet Committees — Ivana Bacik LAB

I was in a nursing home that gives excellent care but it was an older nursing home. They have been into both nursing homes and they will engage with all nursing homes throughout the group.…

The right to vote in presidential elections is determined by Article 12 of the Constitution and delimited to citizens eligible to vote in Dáil elections. It is mind-boggling that Irish citizens in the North and…

• Q87 Climate Action Plan — Pa Daly SF
• Q88 Public Transport — Ciarán Ahern LAB
• Q89 Public Transport — Pa Daly SF
• Q90 Bus Services — Jennifer Whitmore SD
• Q91 Air Navigation Orders — Pa Daly SF
• Q92 Rail Network — Carol Nolan IND

• Q93 Aviation Industry — Emer Currie FG
• Q94 Road Projects — William Aird FG
• Q95 Transport Policy — Paul McAuliffe FF
• Q97+ Public Transport — Naoise Ó Cearúil FF
• Q99 Electric Vehicles — John Clendennen FG
• Q101 Bus Services — Emer Currie FG
• and 1 more

Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss initiating tranche 2 of the flood relief programme for the communities of Rathcormac, Castlemartyr, Killeagh and Mogeely in County Cork. Deputy Thomas Gould - To discuss the clos…

• Road Network — Pat the Cope Gallagher FF
• An Garda Síochána — Conor Sheehan LAB
• General Practitioner Services — Thomas Gould SF
• Childcare Services — Sinéad Gibney SD
• School Management — Carol Nolan IND

• Q1 Trade Relations — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
• Q3 Departmental Strategies — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
• Q5 Business Regulation — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
• Q2 Employment Support Services — George Lawlor LAB
• Q4 Product Labelling — Sinéad Gibney SD
• Q6 Work Permits — Mattie McGrath IND

Senator Victor Boyhan - The need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make a statement on options to provide support and redress for survivors and affected persons who resided in or availed…

• EU Directives — Patricia Stephenson SD
• Residential Institutions — Victor Boyhan IND
• Road Safety — Cathal Byrne FG
• Special Educational Needs — Ollie Crowe FF

• Q7 Work Permits — Cormac Devlin FF
• Q8 Industrial Development — Albert Dolan FF
• Q9+ Small and Medium Enterprises — James O'Connor FF
• Q11 Enterprise Support Services — Albert Dolan FF
• Q12 Business Supports — John Clendennen FG
• Q13 EU Directives — Sinéad Gibney SD

Senator Andrews has requested an update and report on the banning of surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds. I am not sure why there is surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds, but I will seek an…

The impending changes to rent controls have been informed by the findings of the Housing Agency review of rent pressure zones, the potential policy options identified and its recommendation to modify the operat…

The other amendment is straightforward and relates to amendment No. 1, which seeks to introduce a ban on rent increases until 2028.…

• Q85 Social Welfare Eligibility — Louise O'Reilly SF
• Q86 Social Welfare Code — Mark Wall LAB
• Q87 School Costs — Louise O'Reilly SF
• Q88 Child Poverty — Liam Quaide SD
• Q89 Social Welfare Benefits — Brian Stanley IND
• Q90 Social Welfare Code — Catherine Ardagh FF

I also support Senator Stephenson's amendment on supports for survivors of institutional abuse. Amendment No. 10 would provide a Health (Amendment) Act, HAA, card to all former residents and survivors of instit…

• Q91 Social Welfare Benefits — Barry Heneghan IND
• Q92 Job Losses — Darren O'Rourke SF
• Q93 Child Poverty — Louise O'Reilly SF
• Q94 Departmental Schemes — Paula Butterly FG
• Q95 Community Employment Schemes — Aengus Ó Snodaigh SF
• Q96 Social Welfare Benefits — Aisling Dempsey FF
• and 2 more

I want to be very clear for people watching at home that the decisions the Government has taken and the legislation the Government is taking through the Houses this week is legislation that will extend the rent…