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Mon, 28 Sep

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 29 Sep

14:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
15:04

Bills for Introduction: Artificial Intelligence Companion Services (Protection of Children) Bill 2026 — First Stage

15:09
Motion(s) without debate
15:55
19:29

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Public Transport and Fare Increases

21:29

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Tánaiste and Minister for Finance

00:05

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 30 Sep

10:00

Private Members' Business (Social Democrats): Motion re Introduce a Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members’ Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

SOS

14:12

Government Business: Statements on Migration and Citizenship

16:37
18:07
Government Business

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federal Republic of Nigeria

- Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council Decision on the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federal Republic of Nigeria

19:07
Deferred Divisions
19:37

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 1 Oct

08:47

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

10:23

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members’ Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

Bills for Introduction: Local Government (Control of Horse-Drawn Carriages) Bill 2026 — First Stage

13:17

SOS

13:57

Government Business: Railway Safety Bill 2026 — Second Stage

18:31

Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2026 — Second Stage

20:31

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 2 Oct

No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 5 Oct

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 6 Oct

13:00

Government Business: Budget Statements

19:15

SOS

20:00

Government Business: Allocation-of-Time motion by Government Chief Whip

20:01

Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 1 - INCOME TAX

20:21

Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 2 - Capital Acquisitions Tax

20:41

Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 3 - Capital Gains Tax

21:01

Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 4 - Excise - Tobacco Products Tax

21:21
Government Business

- Financial Resolution No. 5 - Excise - Mineral Oil Tax

- Financial Resolution No. 6 - Excise - Natural Gas Carbon Tax

- Financial Resolution No. 7 - Excise - Solid Fuel Carbon Tax

22:06

Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 8 - General

22:07

Motion(s) without debate: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 [Seanad] — Motion to Instruct the Committee

22:08
Deferred Divisions
22:38

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 7 Oct

10:23

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members’ Questions

12:42

Government Business: Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2026] (Motion 8, resumed)

15:47

SOS

16:47

Government Business: Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2026] (Motion 8, resumed)

21:17

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 8 Oct

10:23

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members’ Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

SOS

14:52

Government Business: Statements on World Mental Health Day

17:17

Government Business: Statements on National Breastfeeding Week

18:54

Government Business: Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2026] (Motion 8, resumed)

21:09

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 9 Oct

No business is currently scheduled.

Dáil Éireann schedule

  • Today, 11 Oct

    No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 5 Oct

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 6 Oct

16:00

Order of Business

16:45

SOS

17:15

Government Business: Statements on Budget 2027 [Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation]

19:15

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 7 Oct

11:00

Order of Business

11:45

SOS

12:30

Government Business: Statements on Budget 2027 [Department of Finance]

14:30

SOS

15:00

Private Members’ Business: Motion re a referendum on Irish neutrality and protection of the Triple Lock

17:00

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 8 Oct

11:00

Order of Business

11:45

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re the Report of the Joint Committee on Education and Youth entitled ‘Report on Evaluating the Impacts of the School Meals Programme’.

11:50

Seanad adjourns

Fri, 9 Oct

No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 12 Oct

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 13 Oct

14:00

Order of Business

14:45

SOS

16:00

Government Business: Statements on the Local Democracy Taskforce Report and Implementation Plan

18:00

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 14 Oct

11:30

Order of Business

12:15

SOS

13:00

Government Business: Media Regulation Bill 2026 — Committee Stage

15:00
16:00

Private Members’ Business: Motion re Fuel Costs

18:00

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 15 Oct

10:30

Order of Business

11:15

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re the Report of the Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science entitled ‘Apprenticeships’.

11:20

Seanad adjourns

Seanad Éireann schedule

  • Today, 11 Oct

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Fri, 2 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Mon, 5 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 9 Oct

Mon, 12 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 16 Oct

No business currently scheduled.

Schedule of meetings

  • Today, 11 Oct

    No business currently scheduled.

Mon, 28 Sep

No business is currently scheduled

Tue, 29 Sep

No business is currently scheduled

Wed, 30 Sep

No business is currently scheduled

Thu, 1 Oct

No business is currently scheduled

Fri, 2 Oct

No business is currently scheduled

Sat, 3 Oct

No business is currently scheduled

Sun, 4 Oct

No business is currently scheduled

Mon, 5 Oct

00:50

Joint Committee: Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

01:10

European Parliament Debates

02:50

Irish Association of Former Parliamentarians 2024

06:30

Seanad: Statements

07:40

Seanad Public Consultation Committee

09:40

Joint Committee: Defence and National Security

11:10

State of The European Union (ISL)

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:15

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:05

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

17:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

20:40

World Music Day 2025

21:00

Around the Houses - July 2026 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

Tue, 6 Oct

00:10

Joint Committee - Disability Matters (ISL)

01:45

Committee of Public Accounts

05:20

Joint Committee: Education and Youth

07:00

Topical Issues

09:40

OWL Graduation Ceremony 2026 (ISL)

10:00

Around the Houses - July 2026 (ISL)

11:00

Live: Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence

12:15

LIVE: Budget 2027: In Focus Special

13:00

Live - Budget 2027 Speech (ISL)

14:30

Live - Budget Statements 2027 (ISL)

16:15

Live: Budget Statements 2027

19:15

Oireachtas Replay

20:00

Live: Budget Statements 2027

Wed, 7 Oct

00:00

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

00:45

Budget 2027: In Focus Special

01:30

Budget 2027 Speech (ISL)

07:50

Oireachtas Replay

09:30

Joint Committee - Disability Matters (ISL)

11:30

Live: Parliamentary Questions

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Budget 2027

13:15

Live: Seanad Éireann

14:15

Live: Budget 2027

15:50

Live: Seanad Éireann

16:50

Live: Budget 2027

21:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 8 Oct

03:20

Committees Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

09:30

Live: Joint Committee on Education and Youth

10:20

Live: Parliamentary Questions

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live: Seanad Public Consultation Committee

14:30

Live: Topical Issues

14:50

Live: Government Business

19:00

Live: Dáil Private Members' Bill

21:15

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:00

Seanad Éireann Replay

Fri, 9 Oct

01:00

Committees Replay

02:40

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

06:30

Committees Replay

08:00

Committees Replay

09:00

Committees Replay

10:00

Joint Committee: Artificial Intelligence

11:50

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge

13:30

Seanad Statements: Budget 2027 (ISL)

15:20

Joint Committee: Health

16:40

World Music Day 2025

17:00

Topical Issues

18:10

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

20:00

European Parliament Debates

22:00

Commencement Matters (ISL)

Sat, 10 Oct

00:30

European Parliament Debates

02:15

Joint Committee: Agriculture and Food

04:30

Joint Committee: Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport

06:45

Budget 2027

09:10

Budget 2027: In Focus Special

10:00

Budget 2027 Speech (ISL)

11:30

Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:45

Seanad: Private Members' Business

15:45

Budget Statements: 2027

18:50

Seanad Statements: Budget 2027 (ISL)

21:00

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

21:45

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

22:40

Joint Committee: Climate, Environment and Energy

Today, 11 Oct

00:50

Joint Committee - Disability Matters (ISL)

03:00

Joint Committee: Climate, Environment and Energy

05:10

European Parliament Debates

06:50

‘Ryan’s Daughter’- An Rialtas ab Fhearr’

08:00

Parliamentary Questions

11:20

Budget 2027 Speech (ISL)

12:45

OWL Graduation Ceremony 2026 (ISL)

13:10

Around the Houses - September 2026

14:15

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:50

Budget Statements 2027 (ISL)

17:40

A Day in May (ISL)

18:30

In Focus – September 2026 (ISL)

19:00

The Geneva Window - Through A Glass Darkly (ISL)

20:00

Around the Houses - September 2026

21:00

Budget Statements: 2027

Mon, 12 Oct

00:10

Joint Committee : Transport

02:00

Joint Committee: Education and Youth

03:10

Joint Committee: European Union Affairs

04:15

European Parliament Debates

06:20

Joint Committee: Education and Youth

07:30

Joint Committee - Disability Matters (ISL)

09:40

Budget 2027: In Focus Special

10:30

Budget 2027 Speech (ISL)

12:00

In Focus – September 2026 (ISL)

12:30

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

13:15

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

14:10

Budget Statements 2027 (ISL)

16:00

Budget Statements: 2027

19:00

Joint Committee - Children & Equality (ISL)

20:20

Tionól - Eipeasóid 3

21:00

Around the Houses - September 2026

22:00

Priority Questions

23:10

Committee of Public Accounts

Tue, 13 Oct

03:45

Seanad Public Consultation Committee

05:45

State of The European Union (ISL)

07:00

Topical Issues

08:00

Seanad Public Consultation Committee

10:00

Around the Houses - September 2026

11:00

Live: Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

11:20

Live: Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

13:30

Live: Seanad Commencement Matters

14:00

Oireachtas Replay

15:10

Oireachtas Replay

16:00

Oireachtas Replay

17:30

Oireachtas Replay

18:25

Oireachtas Replay

20:30

Oireachtas Replay

21:45

Oireachtas Replay

22:30

Oireachtas Replay

Wed, 14 Oct

00:40

Oireachtas Replay

03:15

Oireachtas Replay

05:40

Oireachtas Replay

07:50

Oireachtas Replay

09:00

Live: Topical Issues

10:00

Live: Private Members' Business

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:15

Live: Seanad Éireann

14:15

Live: Government Business

21:00

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

22:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 15 Oct

01:10

Committees Replay

03:20

Committees Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live: Parliamentary Questions

10:20

Live: Parliamentary Questions

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live: Seanad Éireann

13:50

Live: Government Business

19:00

Live: Private Members' Business

21:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

21:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Oireachtas TV

  • Today, 11 Oct

    00:50

    00:50

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

    03:00

    Joint Committee: Climate, Environment and Energy
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    05:10

    European Parliament Debates
    Coverage of debates held in the European Parliament

    06:50

    ‘Ryan’s Daughter’- An Rialtas ab Fhearr’
    Tugann Mícheál de Mórdha léargas ar an tslí ar bhain pobal Chorca Dhuibhne taitneamh agus tairbhe as an scannán clúiteach ‘Ryan’s Daughter’ a bheith á dhéanamh ina ndúiche siúd

    08:00

    Parliamentary Questions
    When Deputies who submitted questions to a Minister of Government on issues for which that Minister has specific administrative responsibility receive the replies in the Chamber

    11:20

    Budget 2027 Speech
    Budget 2027 speech by Simon Harris Táinaiste, Minister for Finance and Jack Chambers TD , Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
    (ISL)

    12:45

    OWL Graduation Ceremony 2026
    The OWL Programme is an applied learning, development and socialisation programme for young adults with an intellectual disability and/or autism. The Houses of the Oireachtas is the first parliament in the world to host an initiative of this kind
    (ISL)

    13:10

    Around the Houses - September 2026
    A look back on some of the main events in the past month

    14:15

    Leaders' Questions Wednesday
    Leaders Questions, where Party Leaders and the Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice. Followed by Other Member's Questions
    (ISL)

    15:00

    Leaders' Questions Thursday
    Leaders Questions, where Party Leaders and the Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice. Followed by Other Member's Questions
    (ISL)

    15:50

    Budget Statements 2027
    Coverage of Budget 2027 statements
    (ISL)

    17:40

    A Day in May
    Ten years ago Charlie Bird conducted a series of interviews around the Marriage Equality referendum, that were used by Colin Murphy for his play , A Day in May. A decade on, Colin sets out on a journey of discovery of the effect the referendum had on individuals - the same individuals that Charlie spoke to years earlier
    (ISL)

    18:30

    In Focus – September 2026
    Flor MacCarthy is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the State of the European Union Address, the upcoming legislative agenda, and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s recent comments on Irish Unity
    (ISL)

    19:00

    The Geneva Window - Through A Glass Darkly
    The story of stained-glass artist Harry Clark's ill-fated masterpiece, commissioned by the Free State Government to be presented to the International Labour Court in Geneva in 1930 – only for it to be shelved once ministers saw its contents. Presented by Ardal O'Hanlon.
    (ISL)

    20:00

    Around the Houses - September 2026
    A look back on some of the main events in the past month

    21:00

    Budget Statements: 2027
    Coverage of Budget 2027 statements

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The Presidency of the Council of the EU

Ireland has assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the eighth time it has taken the role since it did so first in 1975.

During the Presidency, Ireland will play a leading part in guiding negotiations, brokering agreements and helping to deliver laws and policies affecting more than 450 million people across Europe.

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7 Oct 2026, 19:20

Committee of Public Accounts to examine Garda spending, recruitment and financial controls

7 Oct 2026, 16:14

Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) publishes Budget 2027 Flash Impact Analysis

6 Oct 2026, 16:47

Committee on Sport to hear from Gaelic games bodies and Sport Ireland on integration

6 Oct 2026, 16:40

Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy meets for engagement on Ireland's Contribution to COP31: Ambition, Leadership and Global Climate Action

6 Oct 2026, 13:36

The Joint Committee on Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science meets for engagement on the National Student Accommodation Strategy

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Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026

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Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026

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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.

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