For every sitting day, the Seanad publishes an Order Paper setting out the business before the House. The Seanad may also publish a Supplementary Order Paper.
You can see all the items of business before the Dáil on the Dáil Business website. The Dáil publishes a daily Questions Paper, which contains the texts of all oral, priority and written questions for the day.
The Dáil Order Paper is available in digital format on the Dáil Business website. All items of business before Dáil Éireann are listed there.
Questions papers
Wed, 8 May 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Thu, 2 May 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Thur)
Wed, 1 May 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
Order of Business 30 April - 2 May 2024
Seanad business papers
Wed, 8 May 2024
Seanad Order Paper (Wed)
Thu, 2 May 2024
Seanad Order Paper (Thur)
Dáil Éireann: Topical Issues
Topical issues provide TDs with the opportunity to raise issues of concern to them. To do this, they must give notice to the Ceann Comhairle of the issues they want to raise. The Ceann Comhairle then selects four issues for debate on a single day. In each case the TD concerned makes a four-minute initial statement and the Minister has a right to make a four-minute statement in reply. The TD then has two minutes for a supplementary statement and the Minister has two minutes for a concluding statement.
Thursday, 2 May 2024
Deputies Thomas Gould, Mick Barry, Pádraig O'Sullivan
ASD classes in Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig, County Cork
Deputies Chris Andrews, Mairéad Farrell
Fees for street furniture
Deputy Patrick Costello
Sex offenders in Mountjoy prison
Deputy Carol Nolan
Scoil Chiarain in Ballygall
Seanad Éireann: Commencement Matters
Senators can raise issues of concern to them at the start of each sitting day. These are known as Commencement Matters. To do this, they must give notice to the Cathaoirleach of the issues they want to raise. The Cathaoirleach then selects four matters and the Senator concerned may make a four-minute speech. In each case, the Minister has the right to make a four-minute speech in reply.
Thursday, 2 May 2024
Senator Barry Ward
Neonatal care for newborn babies
Senator Martin Conway
Services and capacity at Ennis Hospital
Senator Annie Hoey
Funding the Safeguarding Officer in St John Ambulance Ireland and similar organisations
Glossary
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