Dáil Éireann schedule
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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12.00
Motion without debate: Motion re Presentation and Circulation of Revised Estimate for Public Service [Vote 37] (Item No 4)
15.18
Statement by the Minister for Health and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 (Item No 6)
17.38
Statement by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government on Covid-19 as it relates to Local Government followed by Questions and Answers (Item No 7)
19.58
Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment on COVID-19 followed by Questions and Answers (Item No 8)
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12.00
Motion without debate: motion re arrangements for Parliamentary Questions (Item No. 4a)
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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12.00
Statement by Minister for Defence and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 (Item no. 4)
14.20
Statement by Minister for Rural and Community Development and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 (Item No. 5)
16.40
Statement by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Questions and Answers in response to Covid-19 crisis including travel and passports (Item No. 6)
19.00
Statement by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 as it relates to the Aviation Sector (Item No. 7)
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14.00
Statement by Minister for Education and Skills and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 (Item No. 9)
16.20
Statements by the Minister for Health and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 (Item No. 10)
18.40
Statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality on Covid-19 and Questions and Answers on Covid-19 as it relates to community policing (Item No. 11)
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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The Leinster House complex is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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9.30
Annual Transition Statements on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment)
12.00
Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills and Questions and Answers on the July Education Programme
12.00
Annual Transition Statements on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development
12.00
Annual Transition Statements on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development
12.00
Annual Transition Statements on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development
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12.00
Statement on Covid-19 (including Questions and Answers to the Taoiseach)
12.00
Statements by the Minister for Health and Questions and Answers on Covid-19
12.00
Statement by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on Brexit and Questions and Answers to the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on Brexit
12.00
Statement by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on Covid-19 and Questions and Answers to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on Covid-19 as it relates to Sport
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
Seanad Éireann schedule
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No business was scheduled.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
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No business is currently scheduled. Leinster House is open with reduced hours and restricted access due to Covid-19.
Schedule of meetings
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11.00
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Dail Chamber
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14.00
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Dail Chamber
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Business Papers
No business papers were published today
Dáil Éireann
Official Report latest update:
Thu, 4 Jun 2020: 5 topics were published, which include 60 speakers and divisions of the House.
Seanad Éireann
Official Report latest update:
Fri, 27 Mar 2020: 9 topics were published, which include 24 speakers and divisions of the House.
Committees
Official Report latest update:
Meeting of the Special Committee On Covid-19 Response on Tue, 2 Jun 2020.
PQs (Questions)
Official Report latest update:
Wed, 3 Jun 2020: 887 Parliamentary Questions answered.
There are 160 Members (called Deputies or TDs) of Dáil Éireann.
There are 60 Members (called Senators) in Seanad Éireann.
Covid-19
Covid-19 information digest
Get quick links to recent debates on the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the latest research by the Oireachtas Library & Research Service (L&RS) and Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on Covid-19.
Oireachtas TV Debate
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Can the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response provide transparency and accountability to the Government's response to the global pandemic? This month's Oireachtas TV Debate investigates the work of the new Committee and asks a panel of experts how it is faring so far.
This episode also explores how the European Parliament is grappling with Covid-19 and how EU democracy is functioning at this time.
Notable debates
Divorce, 11 June 1925
“We teach in our schools and universities and print in our books many things which the Catholic Church does not approve of. Once you attempt legislation upon religious grounds you open the way for every kind of intolerance and for every kind of religious persecution.”
Primary school teaching resource
The future is you - Democracy
Teaching primary schools SPHE? Help students explore the concept of democracy with this short animation about our democracy.
It's the first in a series of ten videos made specially for primary schools.
News
29 May 20, 15.00
29 May 20, 11.00
Press releases
1 Jun 2020, 15.00
Special Committee on Covid 19 Response to discuss private hospitals and travel
25 May 2020, 14.53
Special Committee on Covid 19 Response to discuss nursing homes and direct provision centres
18 May 2020, 15.56
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response to hear from witnesses over three sessions
11 May 2020, 12.18
Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response to meet for first time
7 May 2020, 07.25
Dáil Committee on Procedure considers report from Professor David Farrell re Dáil voting system
About the Oireachtas
Ireland: a parliamentary democracy
Ireland is a parliamentary democracy. The National Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the President and two Houses: Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate) whose functions and powers derive from the Constitution of Ireland enacted by the people on 1 July 1937. The Houses of the Oireachtas are situated at Leinster House, Dublin.
Recently considered Bills and Acts
27 Mar 2020
Enacted
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020
No. 2 of 2020
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020
No. 4 of 2020
20 Mar 2020
Enacted
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020
No. 1 of 2020
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020
No. 3 of 2020
14 Jan 2020
Lapsed
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020
No. 2 of 2020
1 Jan 2020
Lapsed
Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020
No. 1 of 2020
Europe Day
Debate on EEC membership
On 21 March 1972, Dáil Éireann debated the terms negotiated for Ireland's accession to the European Communities.
When the referendum was held, in May 1972, an overwhelming majority voted for Ireland to join the European Communities. The Treaty of Accession came into force on 1 January 1973.
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