Watch and Listen

The service provided by the Houses of the Oireachtas in respect Live and Recorded broadcasting has grown extensively over the years.

The Houses of the Oireachtas now provides;

Live Webcasts, Dáil Playback, Seanad Playback, Committees Playback, Flash Internet, IPTV service, IPTV Government Networks and provides a Video Clip Tool which enables you to tailor the video links to exactly what YOU want.

So now, no matter where you are you can always watch the proceedings in Leinster House.

Rules of Coverage

Please note that use of Webcasts and broadcasts of the Houses and Parliamentary Committees must be in accordance with the Standing Orders of both Houses and the Rules of Coverage of the Joint Committee on Broadcasting and Parliamentary Information, in particular: "... that recordings or extracts of the proceedings shall not be used in programmes of light entertainment, political satire, party political broadcasts or in any form of advertising or publicity, other than in the form of news and current affairs programme trailers...".

The Dáil and Seanad Webcasting and MPEG2 IPTV services are provided in association with HEAnet, Ireland's National Education and Research network, a not for profit company established by the universities and the Higher Education Authority