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Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 2.00 pm

Mon, 4 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 5 Nov

14:00

Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Regional Group, Rural Independent Group)

15:04

Referral to Committee: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018

15:05

Motion(s) without debate

15:06

Government Business: Finance Bill 2024 — Committee and remaining Stages

19:06

Government Business: Family Courts Bill 2022 — Committee and remaining Stages

21:21

Government Business: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Report and Final Stages

22:21

Dáil adjourns

Today, 6 Nov

09:58

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Abolition of Carer's Allowance Means Test

12:00

Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Regional Group, Independent Group)

12:34

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:04

Motion(s) without debate

13:05

Government Business

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Treaty on Extradition between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates

14:02
15:59

Motion(s) without debate: Supplementary Estimates for Public Services [Votes 4 to 6, 9, 11 to 14, 17 to 19, 28, 30, 31, 33, 42 and 45]

16:00

Government Business: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Committee and remaining Stages

17:00

SOS

18:00

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2024

18:01

Government Business: Appropriation Bill 2024 — Second Stage

19:58

Government Business: Appropriation Bill 2024 — Committee and remaining Stages

20:58

Deferred Divisions

21:28

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 7 Nov

09:48

Private Members' Business (Social Democrats): Motion re Genocide in Gaza 

11:50

SOS

12:00

Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, People Before Profit-Solidarity, Regional Group)

12:34

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:04

SOS

13:44

Government Business: Credit Review Bill 2024 — Second Stage

18:18

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 8 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

No business is currently scheduled.

Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 2.00 pm

Dáil Éireann schedule

  • Today, 6 Nov

    09:58

    09:58

    Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Abolition of Carer's Allowance Means Test

    12:00

    12:00

    Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Regional Group, Independent Group)

    12:34

    12:34

    Questions on Policy or Legislation

    13:04

    13:04

    Motion(s) without debate

    13:05

    13:05

    Government Business

    - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates

    - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Treaty on Extradition between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates

    14:02

    14:02

    Government Business: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Second Stage

    (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)

    15:59

    15:59

    Motion(s) without debate: Supplementary Estimates for Public Services [Votes 4 to 6, 9, 11 to 14, 17 to 19, 28, 30, 31, 33, 42 and 45]

    (back from Committee, to be taken no earlier than 3.45 p.m. and to be moved together and decided by one question and any division claimed to be taken immediately)

    16:00

    16:00

    Government Business: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Committee and remaining Stages

    (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)

    17:00

    17:00

    SOS

    18:00

    18:00

    Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2024

    (back from Committee)

    18:01

    18:01

    Government Business: Appropriation Bill 2024 — Second Stage

    (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)

    19:58

    19:58

    Government Business: Appropriation Bill 2024 — Committee and remaining Stages

    (Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform)

    20:58

    20:58

    Deferred Divisions
    (deferred division on second reading motion)

    21:28

    21:28

    Dáil adjourns

No business is currently scheduled.

Seanad Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 1.00 pm

Mon, 4 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 5 Nov

14.00

Order of Business

14.00

Motion without debate: Motion re Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2024 – Referral to Committee

14.00

Motion without debate: Motion re Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 51(3)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2024

15.00

SOS

Today, 6 Nov

11.30

Order of Business

12.30

SOS

14.15

SOS

14.30

Finance Bill 2024 – All Stages

18.30

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 7 Nov

10.30

Order of Business

11.30

SOS

14.15
15.15

Family Courts Bill 2022 – Report Stage (Amendments from Dáil Éireann) and Final Stage

Fri, 8 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

No business is currently scheduled.

Seanad Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 5 November 2024 at 1.00 pm

Seanad Éireann schedule

Mon, 28 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Tue, 29 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Wed, 30 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 1 Nov

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 8 Nov

No business currently scheduled.

No business currently scheduled.

Schedule of meetings

Mon, 28 Oct

13:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

14:15

Report Launch

15:00

Private Members' Business

17:00

Private Members' Business

19:00

Private Members' Business

19:50

PACE: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

20:15

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment

21:00

Around the Houses - September 2024 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

23:00

Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

23:50

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

Tue, 29 Oct

00:40

Cumann na MBan, The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Split, 1922

02:40

European Parliament Debates

04:10

Cumann na MBan, The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Split, 1922

06:10

Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

07:00

Topical Issues Tuesday

08:00

Topical Issues Thursday

09:40

Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

10:00

Oireachtas TV in the European Parliament October 2024

11:00

Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

13:20

Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

15:20

Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

17:15

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

18:45

Statements in the Dáil

20:15

Perspectives - Episode 5 (ISL)

21:15

European Parliament Debates

23:00

Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Wed, 30 Oct

00:45

European Parliament Debates

04:45

Cumann na MBan, The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Split, 1922

06:45

European Parliament Debates

08:45

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment

10:30

Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

12:10

Private Members' Business

13:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

14:30

Perspectives - Episode 1 (ISL)

15:30

Select Committee on Health

17:50

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media

19:10

Joint Committee on Transport and Communications

20:40

Perspectives - Episode 2 (ISL)

21:30

Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands

23:00

Perspectives - Episode 3 (ISL)

23:50

Statements in the Dáil

Thu, 31 Oct

01:20

European Parliament Debates

03:40

Geilleagar na Gaeltachta: Conas Mionchomhlachtaí a Fhorbairt i gCeantair Thuaithe

06:15

Oireachtas TV in the European Parliament October 2024

07:10

European Parliament Debates

08:40

Report Launch

09:20

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

11:40

Committee of Public Accounts

14:10

Perspectives - Episode 4 (ISL)

15:00

Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

16:30

Joint Committee on Transport and Communications

17:45

Select Committee on Justice

19:00

Perspectives - Episode 5 (ISL)

20:00

The Geneva Window - Through A Glass Darkly (ISL)

21:00

Private Members' Business

23:10

Private Members' Business

Fri, 1 Nov

01:10

Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

03:30

European Youth Parliament Ireland 27th National Conference Day 1

08:00

Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

10:00

Joint Committee on Health

13:00

Committee of Public Accounts

15:50

Joint Committee on European Union Affairs

17:00

Topical Issues Tuesday

18:00

Topical Issues Thursday

19:40

Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

20:00

Seanad Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:30

Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

Sat, 2 Nov

00:00

European Parliament Debates

01:30

European Youth Parliament Ireland 27th National Conference Day 2

06:00

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

08:15

Dáil Day One (ISL)

08:45

Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

10:00

Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

11:00

Select Committee on Transport and Communications

11:30

Seanad Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:30

Seanad Private Members' Business

14:10

Seanad Private Members' Business

15:00

Seanad Private Members' Business

15:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

16:40

Report Launch

17:20

Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight

18:20

Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

19:15

Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

20:30

Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

21:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

21:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

22:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

23:15

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

Sun, 3 Nov

01:40

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha

02:00

European Parliament Debates

06:40

Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

08:00

The Geneva Window - Through A Glass Darkly (ISL)

09:00

Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

09:30

Parliamentary Questions

14:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

14:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

16:15

Questions - Taoiseach: Tuesday (ISL)

17:00

Questions - Taoiseach: Wednesday (ISL)

18:00

Perspectives - Episode 6 (ISL)

19:00

The Geneva Window - Through A Glass Darkly (ISL)

20:00

Around the Houses - October 2024

21:00

Oireachtas TV in the European Parliament October 2024

22:00

Select Committee on Budgetary Oversight

23:10

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment

23:50

European Youth Parliament Ireland 27th National Conference Day 2

Mon, 4 Nov

04:20

Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

04:35

Committee of Public Accounts

07:30

Díospóireachtaí ón Seomra Léitheoireachta: Mórtas Dúiche agus Fiontair Áitiúla Inbhuanaithe

08:00

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

10:20

Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

11:40

Select Committee on Transport and Communications

12:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

12:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

13:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

14:15

Report Launch

15:00

Private Members' Business

17:00

Private Members' Business

19:00

Private Members' Business

19:45

PACE: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

20:15

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment

21:00

Around the Houses - October 2024

22:00

Priority Questions

23:00

Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

23:50

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

Tue, 5 Nov

00:25

Cumann na MBan, The Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Split, 1922

02:30

European Parliament Debates

04:00

Mansion House - 100 Years of Dáil Éireann (ISL)

06:20

Topical Issues Wednesday

07:20

Topical Issues Thursday

09:00

Around the Houses - October 2024

10:00

Oireachtas TV in the European Parliament October 2024

11:00

Live - Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Order of Business Live

15:05

Live Government Business

15:50

Live Government Business

23:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

23:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Today, 6 Nov

02:20

Oireachtas Replay

04:50

Oireachtas Replay

08:00

Oireachtas Replay

09:30

Live - Joint Committee on Health

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:35

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:05

Live Government Business

17:00

Live Seanad Éireann

17:30

Live - Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

20:30

Live Government Business

21:00

Live Dáil Matters for Decision

22:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 7 Nov

04:00

Oireachtas Replay

09:00

Live Topical Issues

09:30

Live - Committee of Public Accounts

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:35

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:05

Live Seanad Éireann

13:45

Live Government Business

17:30

Live Topical Issues

18:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

19:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

23:00

Oireachtas Replay

Fri, 8 Nov

03:00

Oireachtas Replay

06:00

Oireachtas Replay

10:00

Oireachtas Replay

13:00

Oireachtas Replay

15:00

Oireachtas Replay

17:00

Topical Issues Tuesday

18:00

Topical Issues Wednesday

19:00

Topical Issues Thursday

20:00

Seanad Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:30

Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

Sat, 9 Nov

00:20

Oireachtas Replay

00:30

Oireachtas Replay

03:00

Oireachtas Replay

04:30

Oireachtas Replay

07:15

Oireachtas Replay

08:45

Oireachtas Replay

09:30

Oireachtas Replay

11:30

Seanad Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:30

Seanad Private Members' Business

15:30

Committees Replay

17:00

Committees Replay

19:50

Committees Replay

21:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

21:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

22:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

23:15

Oireachtas Replay

Sun, 10 Nov

00:00

Oireachtas Replay

04:30

Oireachtas Replay

05:00

Oireachtas Replay

06:00

Oireachtas Replay

08:00

Oireachtas Replay

09:30

Parliamentary Questions

14:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

14:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

16:15

Questions - Taoiseach: Tuesday (ISL)

17:00

Questions - Taoiseach: Wednesday (ISL)

18:00

Perspectives - Episode 6 (ISL)

19:00

Oireachtas Replay

20:00

Around the Houses

21:00

Oireachtas Replay

21:30

Oireachtas Replay

Mon, 11 Nov

00:30

Oireachtas Replay

03:35

Oireachtas Replay

04:00

Oireachtas Replay

06:05

Oireachtas Replay

10:15

Oireachtas Replay

12:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

12:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

13:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

14:15

Oireachtas Replay

15:00

Private Members' Business

17:00

Private Members' Business

19:00

Private Members' Business

20:30

Oireachtas Replay

21:00

Around the Houses

22:00

Priority Questions

Tue, 12 Nov

00:15

Oireachtas Replay

01:35

Oireachtas Replay

02:35

Oireachtas Replay

06:05

Oireachtas Replay

07:00

Topical Issues Tuesday

08:00

Topical Issues Wednesday

09:00

Topical Issues Thursday

10:00

Around the Houses

11:00

Committees Live

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Order of Business Live

15:05

Live Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

15:50

Live Government Business

18:15

Live Private Members' Business

20:15

Live Parliamentary Questions

21:45

Live Topical Issues

23:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

23:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Wed, 13 Nov

02:20

Oireachtas Replay

04:50

Oireachtas Replay

08:00

Oireachtas Replay

09:10

Live Topical Issues

10:00

Live Private Members' Business

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:35

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:05

Live Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

13:50

Live Seanad Éireann

14:50

Live Government Business

20:45

Live Dáil Matters for Decision

21:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 14 Nov

04:00

Oireachtas Replay

09:00

Live Parliamentary Questions

10:30

Live Parliamentary Questions

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:35

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:05

Live Seanad Éireann

13:45

Live Government Business

19:25

Live Topical Issues

20:10

Live Private Members' Business

21:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

Oireachtas TV

  • Today, 6 Nov

    02:20

    Oireachtas Replay
    Replay of selected content from the Houses of the Oireachtas

    04:50

    Oireachtas Replay
    Replay of selected content from the Houses of the Oireachtas

    08:00

    Oireachtas Replay
    Replay of selected content from the Houses of the Oireachtas

    09:30

    Live - Joint Committee on Health
    Coverage of the committees' scrutiny of the legislative and policy areas of the Department and the offices under its remit.

    12:00

    Live - Leaders' Questions
    When Party Leaders and Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice
    (ISL)

    12:35

    Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation
    Questions can be on the taking of business which has been promised, matters of public policy or administration, making of secondary legislation, or when Bills or other documents needed in the House will be circulated
    (ISL)

    13:05

    Live Government Business
    Legislation, Motions or Statements proposed by the Government

    17:00

    Live Seanad Éireann
    Live Broadcast from the Seanad.

    17:30

    Live - Joint Committee on Disability Matters
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies.
    (ISL)

    20:30

    Live Government Business
    Legislation, Motions or Statements proposed by the Government

    21:00

    Live Dáil Matters for Decision
    A period set aside for the taking of votes on motions that have been previously debated.

    22:00

    Leaders' Questions Replay
    Leaders Questions, where Party Leaders and the Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice
    (ISL)

    22:45

    22:45

    Seanad Éireann Replay
    Replay of current Seanad Éireann sittings

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Today, 6 Nov 2024: 22 topics were published, which include 58 speakers and 0 divisions of the House.

Official Report latest update:

Today, 6 Nov 2024: 15 topics were published, which include 32 speakers and 0 divisions of the House.

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