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, 24 Apr 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Tue)
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Thur)
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Seanad business papers
Wed, 24 Apr 2024
Seanad Order Paper (Wed)
Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Seanad Order Paper (Tue)
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.
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Senator Joe O'Reilly
The recruitment and retention of the Reserved Defence Forces
Senator Victor Boyhan
To increase core funding for ECCE services
Senator Martin Conway
The provision of funding for new medicines from 2024 to 2030
Senator Malcolm Byrne
Development of the Rosslare rail line
Senator Marie Sherlock
The State’s target of 2040 to adopt the WHO air quality guidelines
Glossary
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