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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.

2026-07-14 · Seanad · 25 speakers · 12,500 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

The Senator also spoke about the need to have access to safe swimming and for a new lido in Cork. Senator Kennelly spoke about Kerry football and how wonderful the Kerry team is. Senator Duffy congratulated the…

2026-07-14 · Seanad · 6 speakers · 2,974 words
Postal and Telecommunications Services (Amendment) Bill 2026 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage

In line with the programme for Government, the funding will support the stability and sustainability of the nationwide network of post offices, thereby protecting and nurturing a commercially focused post offic…

2026-07-14 · Seanad · 4 speakers · 570 words
Postal and Telecommunications Services (Amendment) Bill 2026 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages

I have an observation on the comment the Minister of State made about the post office in Rathmines. The model of the private operator changes and then the post office is gone. The fact is that selling off publi…

2026-07-14 · Seanad · 10 speakers · 13,966 words 2 votes
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

The amendment seeks to provide, by inserting a new section in the Bill, that the Minister shall lay before the Oireachtas within 12 months a report "detailing the impact of the amendments to Part 4 of the Princ…

2026-07-14 · Dail · 21 speakers · 15,131 words
Apology following the publication of the Report of the South East Commission of Investigation: Statements

I repeat the fact that two TDs, Billy Kenneally Snr. and Brendan Kenneally, failed in that duty to the victims of Bill Kenneally. This full and formal State apology to the survivors of Bill Kenneally has been a…

2026-07-14 · Dail · 20 speakers · 12,995 words
Domestic Violence Judgments Register Bill 2026 [Seanad]: Second Stage

The Bill introduces a register of domestic violence judgments that will apply to individuals convicted of domestic violence against a partner or former partner.…

2026-07-14 · Dail · 25 speakers · 16,715 words
Protecting the Copyright of Irish Artists in the era of Artificial Intelligence: Motion [Private Members]

Irish artists need this House to protect the copyright and income of artists with a fit-for-purpose framework, building on the calls of the European Parliament.…

2026-07-14 · Dail · 5 questions · 8 speakers · 5,641 words Questions
Priority Questions
  • Q1 Public Transport — Conor D. McGuinness SF · to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
  • Q2 Community Development Projects — Paul Murphy PBP · to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
  • Q4 Social Enterprise Sector — Louise O'Reilly SF · to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
  • Q3 Cúrsaí Tithíochta — Aengus Ó Snodaigh SF · to the Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta
  • Q5 Údaráis Áitiúla — Shane Moynihan FF · to the Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta
2026-07-14 · Seanad · 11 speakers · 15,948 words 3 votes
Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages

The amendment in section 6 allows for a person to be removed from emergency accommodation if he or she refuses an offer of social housing support. I wonder if someone who is in emergency accommodation who refus…

2026-07-14 · Dail · 8 questions · 10 speakers · 9,040 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
  • Q7 Community Development Projects — Darren O'Rourke SF
  • Q8 Gaeltacht Policy — Peadar Tóibín AON
  • Q9 Rural Schemes — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
  • Q10 Departmental Schemes — Naoise Ó Muirí FG
  • Q13 Urban Development — Sinéad Gibney SD
  • Q16 Gaeltacht Policy — Conor D. McGuinness SF
  • and 2 more
2026-07-14 · Dail · 1 speaker · 353 words
Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

Deputy Séamus McGrath - to discuss the State acquiring the Bessborough site in Cork city to provide a memorial. Deputy Jen Cummins - to discuss the future of James Weir nurses' home, Cork Street, Dublin 8. Depu…

2026-07-14 · Dail · 5 issues · 8 speakers · 8,663 words Topical issues
Topical Issue Debate
  • Third Level Staff — Sinéad Gibney SD
  • Vacant Properties — Jen Cummins SD
  • Wind Energy Guidelines — Rose Conway-Walsh SF
  • Water Services — Michael Cahill FF
  • Sports Facilities — Colm Burke FG
2026-07-09 · Dail · 6 questions · 8 speakers · 7,336 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
  • Q1 Inshore Fisheries — Pádraig Mac Lochlainn SF
  • Q2 Horticulture Sector — Robert O'Donoghue LAB
  • Q3 Common Agricultural Policy — Martin Kenny SF
  • Q4 Defective Building Materials — Charles Ward RDR
  • Q5 Bord Bia — Martin Kenny SF
  • Q6 Food Industry — Barry Heneghan IND
2026-07-09 · Seanad · 4 matters · 7 speakers · 6,137 words Commencement matters
Commencement Matters
  • Social Welfare Eligibility — Maria Byrne FG
  • Road Network — Sarah O'Reilly AON
  • Human Rights — Alice-Mary Higgins IND
  • Departmental Strategies — Gareth Scahill FG
2026-07-09 · Seanad · 19 speakers · 10,121 words
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

Senator Margaret Murphy O'Mahony spoke about sport and the values of sport. The Senator also said, as did Senator Murphy O'Mahony, that if we can be anything in this world, we should be kind, and that is one th…

2026-07-09 · Dail · 7 questions · 8 speakers · 8,294 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
  • Q7 Food Industry — Tony McCormack FF
  • Q8 Agriculture Schemes — Joe Cooney FG
  • Q9 Agriculture Supports — Malcolm Byrne FF
  • Q10 Animal Breeding — Aisling Dempsey FF
  • Q11 Agriculture Supports — Colm Burke FG
  • Q12 Common Agricultural Policy — Louis O'Hara SF
  • and 1 more
2026-07-09 · Dail · 6 questions · 8 speakers · 7,588 words Questions
Priority Questions · to the Minister for Health
  • Q85 Hospital Services — David Cullinane SF
  • Q86 Mental Health Services — Liam Quaide SD
  • Q87 Health Services Waiting Lists — David Cullinane SF
  • Q88 Oireachtas Committees — Marie Sherlock LAB
  • Q89 Departmental Data — Peadar Tóibín AON
  • Q90 Hospital Facilities — Seán Kyne FG
2026-07-09 · Seanad · 8 speakers · 9,128 words
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage

Another aim of the Bill is to deploy the new procedural rules and parameters for planning judicial reviews sooner by applying them to acts done or decisions made under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and …

2026-07-09 · Seanad · 8 speakers · 20,602 words 3 votes
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee Stage

When it comes to the establishment of the board, amendment No. 8 is around restructuring board appointments to give better independence to ensure it is not within the gift of any one Minister to appoint the fir…

2026-07-09 · Dail · 9 questions · 8 speakers · 8,150 words Questions
Other Questions · to the Minister for Health
  • Q91 Hospital Waiting Lists — Paul Murphy PBP
  • Q92 Hospital Waiting Lists — Paula Butterly FG
  • Q93 Health Services Staff — David Cullinane SF
  • Q94 Nursing Homes — Marie Sherlock LAB
  • Q95 Hospital Facilities — Shay Brennan FF
  • Q96+ EU Directives — Shane Moynihan FF
  • and 1 more
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