Welcome to the Houses of the Oireachtas
Legislative Observatory 1992 - 2014
Detailed information is available on-line including: the full text of all bills as initiated (including explanatory memoranda), as amended, and as passed by each or both houses; amendments tabled; Acts of the Oireachtas and official translations; links to debates on bills are also provided.
New Bills
- Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President) Bill 2015 (Number 6 of 2015)
- Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015 (Number 5 of 2015)
- Universities (Development and Innovation) (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad] [PMB] (Number 4 of 2015)
- Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Number 3 of 2015)
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 (Number 2 of 2015)
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Research Publications
Latest Publications
eDocuments Laid Weekly Title List
The first Six-Monthly Listing of S.I.s covering January to June 2014 can be accessed here
Pre-legislative scrutiny (PLS) by parliament
No. 8 of 2014
This Spotlight uses expert literature on legislative scrutiny and the experience of scrutiny in other parliaments to outline the purpose of pre-legislative scrutiny and the conditions under which it is most likely to be effective. It considers the approaches to, and the focus of, pre-legislative scrutiny in the Houses of the Oireachtas and other parliaments before outlining some of the possible impacts.
Previous Research publications
Online Catalogue & Collections
The L&RS online catalogue enables you to search for and find digital items from our Documents Laid and Historical Collections.
Visit our on-line exhibitions:
Public Petitions
The Oireachtas Public Petitions System presents an important new avenue for individuals to participate in the democratic process. Through submitting petitions online and by post, members of the public will be able to take their policy concerns directly to the heart of the Oireachtas.
Members and Constituencies
Find my Constituency / TD / Senator
Use your current location, or enter your address, or use a map to find:
- Deputies and Senators [1919 - today]
- Constituencies and Panels
- Political Parties
Parliamentary Debates
Votes
- Votes (divisions) are displayed by:
- Date
- Member
- Political Party
- XML files are available
Schedule of Business
Banking Inquiry
Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis (Ordered November 2014):
- To inquire into the reasons Ireland experienced a systemic banking crisis
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013
- Information and proceedings
Parliamentary Committees
Each House may form select committees.
Joint committees consist of select committees of each house sitting and voting together.
Library
Parliamentary Inquiries
Details of a number of historical Parliamentary Inquiries are now available including Demise of Certain State Mining Rights [1936]; Northern Ireland Relief [1972]; Events of 11 to 15 November 1994 [1995]; Certain Revenue Matters [1999]; Mini CTC [2001]; Abbeylara [2001].
- 28 January 15Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection
- 28 January 15Joint Sub-Committee on European Scrutiny - Finance and Public Expenditure
- 28 January 15Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
- 28 January 15Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
- 28 January 15Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
- 28 January 15Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions
- 29 January 15Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis
- 29 January 15Dáil Schedule
- 29 January 15Committee of Public Accounts
- 29 January 15Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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