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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.

2026-10-01 · Dail · 5 questions · 7 speakers · 6,684 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Q1 Diaspora Issues — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire SF
  • Q2 Irish Prisoners Abroad — Richard Boyd Barrett PBP
  • Q3 Middle East — Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire SF
  • Q4 Northern Ireland — Sinéad Gibney SD
  • Q5 International Relations — Barry Heneghan IND
2026-10-01 · Seanad · 4 parts · 8 speakers · 5,840 words
Business of Seanad
  • Flood Prevention Measures — Manus Boyle FG
  • Road Projects — Cathal Byrne FG
  • Schools Administration — Margaret Murphy O'Mahony FF
  • Departmental Funding — Evanne Ní Chuilinn FG
2026-10-01 · Dail · 8 questions · 10 speakers · 9,406 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Q6+ EU Budgets — Ryan O'Meara FF
  • Q8+ Diplomatic Representation — Barry Ward FG
  • Q9 Passport Services — Colm Burke FG
  • Q10 European Union — Aisling Dempsey FF
  • Q11 Trade Agreements — Aindrias Moynihan FF
  • Q12 EU Budgets — Sinéad Gibney SD
2026-10-01 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 341 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

Germany's Unity Day commemorates the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990 when the former German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany, creating a single German state for the first ti…

2026-10-01 · Seanad · 21 speakers · 10,194 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Senator Fitzpatrick asked for a change to the electoral law so that addresses would not be published - I also asked for that yesterday - and suggested that in the interim local authorities could provide an addr…

2026-10-01 · Dail · 6 questions · 6 speakers · 6,371 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  • Q93 Housing Policy — Eoin Ó Broin SF
  • Q94 Homeless Persons Supports — Rory Hearne SD
  • Q95 Legislative Programme — Eoin Ó Broin SF
  • Q96 Homeless Persons Supports — Conor Sheehan LAB
  • Q97 Defective Building Materials — Charles Ward RDR
  • Q98 Housing Schemes — Gillian Toole IND
2026-10-01 · Dail · 6 questions · 9 speakers · 6,436 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  • Q99 Departmental Policies — Barry Heneghan IND
  • Q100 Housing Schemes — Brendan Smith FF
  • Q101+ Housing Provision — Brian Stanley IND
  • Q104 Grant Payments — Eamon Scanlon FF
  • Q105 National Monuments — Ruairí Ó Murchú SF
2026-10-01 · Dail · 8 speakers · 6,521 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

Indeed, the people of the Garvaghy Road look to the Irish Government for leadership, and at moments of serious political difficulty in the past, progress was made because Governments engaged intensively and at …

2026-10-01 · Dail · 3 speakers · 1,425 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions

I have to rise again to ask about assistance for the construction and civil engineering sector and the cost of green diesel. Thank you, Deputy I am disappointed that there is no word about the construction sect…

2026-10-01 · Dail · 21 speakers · 6,815 words Questions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

I am not across the detail of it in the way Deputy Quinlivan is but, on foot of him raising the issue today, I will make contact with the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, and ask that he and An Garda Síochána look…

2026-10-01 · Dail · 4 speakers · 923 words
Local Government (Control of Horse-Drawn Carriages) Bill 2026: First Stage

Sinn Féin's Bill will appeal the Dublin Carriages Act with a 90-day period for Dublin City Council, DCC, to enact new by-laws, enabling DCC to ensure carriage operators are reputable, and most importantly, safe…

2026-10-01 · Dail · 14 speakers · 17,432 words
Railway Safety Bill 2026: Second Stage

A railway incident unit had originally been set up under the Railway Safety Act 2005 as a unit within the then Railway Safety Commission, which has since been renamed the Commission for Railway Regulation.…

2026-10-01 · Dail · 4 issues · 11 speakers · 5,902 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Tourism Industry — Michael Cahill FF
  • School Staff — Louise O'Reilly SF
  • Childcare Services — John Lahart FF
  • Early Childhood Care and Education — Cian O'Callaghan SD
2026-10-01 · Dail · 9 speakers · 15,186 words
Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]

There is something fundamentally wrong with our housing system, the housing market, the way we treat housing and the way we understand housing. No one is saying that a right to housing and having a referendum t…

2026-09-30 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 460 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters on the commencement of the Seanad: Senator Teresa Costello - The need for the Minister for Health to make a st…

2026-09-30 · Dail · 4 issues · 8 speakers · 7,515 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Motor Fuels — Barry Ward FG
  • Health Services — Thomas Gould SF
  • Special Educational Needs — Robert O'Donoghue LAB
  • Health Services — Catherine Ardagh FF
2026-09-30 · Seanad · 4 matters · 7 speakers · 7,123 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Mental Health Services — Teresa Costello FF
  • Health Strategies — Malcolm Noonan GP
  • Road Network — Robbie Gallagher FF
  • Road Safety — Eileen Lynch FG
2026-09-30 · Dail · 34 speakers · 18,957 words
Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion [Private Members]

At a time when Ireland has the highest energy bills in Europe and over 1 million households can expect high bills from tomorrow, and when energy arrears are at record highs and continue to rise month after mont…

2026-09-30 · Seanad · 1 speaker · 363 words
Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

The Independence Day of Cyprus commemorates the independence of the Republic of Cyprus from British rule. Since 1979, the Independence Day of Cyprus has been celebrated as a national holiday in Cyprus, marked b…

2026-09-30 · Dail · 6 speakers · 5,739 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

Of course, that promise came to nothing and meant nothing as children continued to suffer, so it is not acceptable that an examination of those early years would be excluded from the inquiry because it means th…

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