Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 9 December 2025
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President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas
Watch H.E. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine making his address to a sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas.
It was the second time President Zelenskyy addressed a joint sitting of Parliament, having first addressed the Houses soon after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Image courtesy of RTÉ archives
PAC | The watchdog at work
For more than 100 years, the Committee of Public Accounts, more commonly referred to as PAC, has cast an impartial and forensic eye on how State money is spent.
Take a look at how Parliament's oldest standing committee has become a byword for accountability and oversight in spending.
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A day in the life | Education
Leinster House is the seat of Ireland's Parliament and with politics in action around every corner, what better place to teach about the work of TDs and Senators?
Education Officer Conor Reale describes a typical day for him and his team in Leinster House.
There are 174 Members (called Deputies or TDs) of Dáil Éireann.
There are 60 Members (called Senators) in Seanad Éireann.
News
3 Dec 2025, 10.00
2 Dec 2025, 14.00
Press releases
5 Dec 2025, 15:37
Ceann Comhairle presents The National Bravery Awards
4 Dec 2025, 15:03
MEDIA STATEMENT: Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy TD convenes meeting with Party Leaders on fake social media profiles
4 Dec 2025, 14:19
Joint Committee on Defence and National Security publicly expresses dissatisfaction over Remit Limitations
3 Dec 2025, 18:32
Committee of Public Accounts to examine the 2023 financial statements of Inland Fisheries Ireland
3 Dec 2025, 16:15
Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community to discuss Community Leadership and Advocacy with Irish Traveller Movement
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Procedure in Parliament
Get insight into the most common parliamentary procedures with our intuitive guides on the scheduling of business, voting, speaking in the Houses and more.
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Working in Parliament
Members and staff in the Thirty-fourth Dáil and Twenty-seventh Seanad will be advised and supported by a range of parliamentary offices and services that ensure the smooth and seamless running of Ireland's Parliament.
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Recently considered Bills and Acts
26 Dec 2025
Before Dáil Éireann
Finance Bill 2025
No. 60 of 2025
4 Dec 2025
Before Seanad Éireann
Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025
No. 68 of 2025
4 Dec 2025
Before Dáil Éireann
Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2025
No. 77 of 2025
3 Dec 2025
Before Seanad Éireann
Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
No. 64 of 2025
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Ireland: a parliamentary democracy
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