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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.

2026-06-30 · Dail · 14 speakers · 14,524 words 3 votes
Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

With one of the first energy bills it has brought forward after the Critical Infrastructure Bill has been passed, this Government has decided on one on gas - not on wind, accelerating solar or ensuring we have …

2026-06-30 · Seanad · 7 speakers · 8,991 words
Guardianship of Infants and Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

It establishes a clear, positive mandate encouraging the court to look outside the institutional vacuum of Tusla and the convicted guardian, explicitly drawing on wider family networks and any appointed guardia…

2026-06-30 · Dail · 13 speakers · 14,741 words 3 votes
Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

It was for a comprehensive assessment of what lifting the passenger cap at Dublin Airport - increasing the number of flights into and out of Dublin Airport - would mean for the island economy.…

2026-06-30 · Dail · 13 speakers · 16,535 words 2 votes
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

We need to ensure that trust in this office is built up and that we can trust what is coming out of the office, the chief executive of the office and the board, notwithstanding some of the points that colleague…

2026-06-30 · Dail · 34 speakers · 21,575 words
Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members]

Childcare fees create barriers to using formal childcare facilities, female labour market participation and tackling childcare poverty rates. The Government's response to this has always been to funnel money an…

2026-06-25 · Dail · 6 questions · 6 speakers · 9,301 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance
  • Q1+ State Savings Schemes — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q2 Central Bank of Ireland — Cian O'Callaghan SD
  • Q3 Fuel Prices — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q5 Tax Code — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q6 Budget 2027 — Joe Neville FG
2026-06-25 · Seanad · 4 matters · 9 speakers · 7,223 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Planning Issues — Teresa Costello FF
  • Grant Payments — Gareth Scahill FG
  • Cost of Living Issues — Mike Kennelly FG
  • Tax Credits — Eileen Lynch FG
2026-06-25 · Dail · 8 questions · 10 speakers · 9,578 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance
  • Q7 Financial Services — Cian O'Callaghan SD
  • Q8 Banking Sector — Pearse Doherty SF
  • Q9 Tax Reliefs — John Connolly FF
  • Q10 Tax Reliefs — Ged Nash LAB
  • Q11 Insurance Industry — Tony McCormack FF
  • Q12 Tax Exemptions — Michael Cahill FF
  • and 2 more
2026-06-25 · Seanad · 11 speakers · 5,614 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

It is the first time a woman has been appointed as director of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, renowned as perhaps one of the best botanic gardens in the world. Senator Craughwell spoke about the tripl…

2026-06-25 · Seanad · 8 speakers · 3,595 words 1 vote
Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions

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…

2026-06-25 · Seanad · 9 speakers · 9,187 words 1 vote
Domestic Violence Judgments Register Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

As the Bill is currently drafted, a judgment to be included in the register will contain the name of the convicted person, the age of the convicted person where available and, subject to the court's discretion …

2026-06-25 · Dail · 6 questions · 7 speakers · 6,845 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  • Q77 Housing Policy — Eoin Ó Broin SF
  • Q78 Housing Policy — Rory Hearne SD
  • Q79 Housing Provision — Eoin Ó Broin SF
  • Q80 Derelict Sites — Conor Sheehan LAB
  • Q81 Water Services — Brian Stanley IND
  • Q82 Childcare Services — Emer Currie FG
2026-06-25 · Seanad · 6 speakers · 6,592 words 1 vote
Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed)

I move amendment No. 29: In page 35, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(2) A person who, being a landlord or licensor of relevant accommodation that is let or licensed in exchange for payment, …

2026-06-25 · Dail · 9 questions · 9 speakers · 7,214 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
  • Q83+ Housing Provision — Joe Neville FG
  • Q84 Rental Sector — Conor Sheehan LAB
  • Q85 Rental Sector — Pa Daly SF
  • Q86+ Housing Schemes — Tom Brabazon FF
  • Q91 Housing Provision — Colm Burke FG
  • Q115 Local Authorities — John McGuinness FF
2026-06-25 · Dail · 7 speakers · 6,722 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions

Last week I raised with the Tánaiste serious concerns about breaches of the public-only consultant contract in the Rotunda, Cork University Maternity Hospital and University Hospital Galway. Let me be clear tha…

2026-06-25 · Dail · 3 speakers · 1,576 words Questions
Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions

In all weather, but particularly in this weather, people tend to flock to the beaches and flock to our seas. I welcome the ongoing work by the Dublin Bay task force, chaired by Dublin City Council, aimed at imp…

2026-06-25 · Dail · 21 speakers · 6,232 words Questions
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

If the Deputy sends me the details of the school in his constituency, I will ask the Minister, Deputy Naughton, to come back to him. The project was completed towards the end of 2023, with a 1,000-pupil post-pr…

2026-06-25 · Dail · 14 speakers · 19,608 words
Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Second Stage

This is not about guaranteeing Irish energy security but about managing the failure of the Government to invest properly in offshore wind and to make the necessary progress to ensuring energy independence and e…

2026-06-25 · Dail · 4 issues · 8 speakers · 7,294 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Research Funding — Jen Cummins SD
  • Housing Policy — Darren O'Rourke SF
  • Schools Building Projects — Seán Crowe SF
  • Crime Prevention — Barry Ward FG
2026-06-25 · Dail · 8 speakers · 12,124 words
Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members]

It would facilitate the bringing of child sexual abuse proceedings against unincorporated bodies of persons, notably religious orders, and would empower survivors to recover damages arising from such proceeding…

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