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Mon, 3 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 4 Nov

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

Motion(s) without debate: Finance Bill 2025 — Financial Resolutions

15:05

Government Business: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

18:39

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025 (Second Stage)

20:39

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Education and Youth

23:16

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 5 Nov

10:00

Private Members' Business (Labour Party): Motion re Decriminalisation of People who use Drugs

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

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

SOS

14:12

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation

15:49

Government Business: Statements on International Protection Processing and Enforcement

19:21

Government Business: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 — Report and Final Stages

20:21

Government Business: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Committee and remaining Stages

00:21

Motion(s) without debate: Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Vote 33].

00:22
Deferred Divisions
00:52

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 6 Nov

08:47

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Tánaiste and Minister for Defence

10:24

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment

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

Bills for Introduction: Emergency Inspection of Dublin Zoo Bill 2025 — First Stage

13:17

SOS

13:57
18:31

Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Second Stage

20:31

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 7 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 10 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 11 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Today, 12 Nov

14:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
14:34

Other Members' Questions

14:42

Order of Business and Questions on Policy or Legislation

15:12
Motion(s) without debate
19:32

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Cost of Motoring

21:32

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Children, Disability and Equality

00:08

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 13 Nov

08:47
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
10:23
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Social Protection
12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

SOS

13:52

Government Business: Statements on Science Week

16:17
19:17

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 14 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Dáil Éireann schedule

Mon, 3 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 4 Nov

15:30

Order of Business

16:15

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Expression of Sympathy on the Death of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy

16:20

SOS

17:00

Government Business: Statements on The National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030

18:30

Government Business: Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage

20:00

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 5 Nov

11:30

Order of Business

12:15

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025

12:20

SOS

13:00

Government Business: Statements on the Post Office Network

14:30

SOS

15:00

Government Business: Statements on National Parks

16:30

Private Members’ Business: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022 — Report and Final Stages

18:30

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 6 Nov

10:30

Order of Business

11:15

SOS

11:45

Expressions of Sympathy: Expressions of Sympathy on the death of former Senator Billy Lawless

12:45

SOS

13:00

Government Business: Statements on International Development and the Diaspora

14:30

Seanad adjourns

Fri, 7 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 10 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 11 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Today, 12 Nov

12:00

Order of Business

12:45

SOS

13:00

Government Business: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Committee Stage (resumed)

15:30

SOS

16:00

Government Business: Statements on Farm Safety and Mental Health

17:30

Private Members’ Business: Motion re extra time in State exams for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia

19:30

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 13 Nov

11:00

Order of Business

11:45

SOS

12:15

Government Business: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

14:15

Seanad adjourns

Fri, 14 Nov

No business is currently scheduled.

Seanad Éireann schedule

  • Today, 12 Nov

    12:00

    12:00

    Order of Business

    12:45

    SOS

    13:00

    13:00

    Government Business: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 — Committee Stage (resumed)

    (Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration)

    15:30

    SOS

    16:00

    16:00

    Government Business: Statements on Farm Safety and Mental Health

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)

    17:30

    17:30

    Private Members’ Business: Motion re extra time in State exams for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia

    19:30

    19:30

    Seanad adjourns

Mon, 3 Nov

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 7 Nov

No business currently scheduled.

Mon, 10 Nov

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 14 Nov

No business currently scheduled.

Schedule of meetings

Mon, 3 Nov

01:10

Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence (ISL)

03:30

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

06:10

Partition 1921 (ISL)

07:10

Committee of Public Accounts

10:50

Seanad Private Members' Business

12:00

Oireachtas TV Debates – October 2025 (ISL)

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Perspectives - Richard Bruton (ISL)

15:00

Private Members' Business

17:00

Private Members' Business

19:00

Joint Committee on Education and Youth

21:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

22:40

Statements in the Dáil

Tue, 4 Nov

01:30

State of The European Union

05:30

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge

07:30

Topical Issues

09:30

Oireachtas TV Debates – October 2025 (ISL)

10:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

11:00

Live - Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence (ISL)

12:30

Live - Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

14:00

Live Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Live Dáil Order of Business

15:05

Live - Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

17:30

Live Government Business

18:40

Live Private Members' Business

20:40

Live Parliamentary Questions

22:15

Live Topical Issues

23:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

Wed, 5 Nov

00:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

03:15

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

07:50

Committees Replay

09:00

Live Topical Issues

09:30

Live - Joint Committee on Health

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live Seanad Éireann

14:10

Live Parliamentary Questions

15:50

Live - Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

18:00

Live Government Business

Thu, 6 Nov

00:20

Live Dáil Deferred Decisions

01:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

01:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

04:30

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live Parliamentary Questions

09:30

Live - Joint Committee on Education and Youth

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live - Joint Committee on Drugs Use

15:00

Live Government Business

17:25

Live Topical Issues

18:25

Live Private Members' Business

20:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

21:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

Fri, 7 Nov

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

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

11:20

Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

13:00

Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

15:10

Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

17:00

Topical Issues

20:00

Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:15

Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence (ISL)

23:50

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

Sat, 8 Nov

07:40

World Music Day 2025

08:10

Joint Committee on Health

10:30

Agallamh le Natasha

11:30

Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:40

Seanad Private Members' Business

14:10

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

17:05

Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

18:45

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

20:05

Perspectives – Mary Coughlan (ISL)

21:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

21:45

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

22:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

23:25

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

Sun, 9 Nov

01:50

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

04:55

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food

06:40

Joint Committee on European Union Affairs

08:00

Parliamentary Questions

14:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

14:40

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

16:15

Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

17:00

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

18:00

Perspectives - Éamon Ó Cuív (ISL)

18:45

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

20:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

21:00

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

22:45

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Mon, 10 Nov

00:40

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

02:20

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

06:50

Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

09:00

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

11:05

Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Private Members' Business

16:45

Private Members' Business

18:50

Private Members' Business

19:55

Perspectives - Episode 5 (ISL)

21:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

Tue, 11 Nov

00:45

Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

01:55

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

03:45

Dáil na nÓg

05:05

Joint Committee on Education and Youth

07:05

Topical Issues

10:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

11:00

Committee of Public Accounts

14:30

World Music Day 2025

15:00

Live - Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

18:00

Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

20:00

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

23:00

The Opinion of the Censor (ISL)

Today, 12 Nov

00:15

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge

02:20

Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

04:30

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

06:10

Tionól - Eipeasóid 3

07:00

Agallamh le Natasha

07:35

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

08:40

Perspectives - Éamon Ó Cuív (ISL)

09:30

Live: Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

12:00

Live Seanad Éireann

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:45

Live Dáil Order of Business

15:15

Live Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

16:00

Live Government Business

19:30

Live Private Members' Business

21:30

Live Parliamentary Questions

Thu, 13 Nov

00:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

01:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

04:00

Oireachtas Replay

05:00

Oireachtas Replay

05:45

Oireachtas Replay

07:00

Oireachtas 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

16:20

Live Private Members' Business

18:20

Live Topical Issues

19:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

20:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

23:10

Live Topical Issues

Fri, 14 Nov

01:00

Oireachtas Replay

02:40

Oireachtas Replay

05:40

Oireachtas Replay

06:30

Oireachtas Replay

08:00

Oireachtas Replay

09:00

Oireachtas Replay

10:00

Oireachtas Replay

10:45

Committees Replay

11:45

Committees Replay

12:30

Committees Replay

14:10

Committees Replay

15:00

Committees Replay

17:00

Topical Issues

20:00

Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:15

Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

Sat, 15 Nov

00:00

Committees Replay

02:00

Committees Replay

04:00

Committees Replay

06:10

Committees Replay

08:10

Committees Replay

09:15

Committees Replay

10:30

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

11:30

Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:15

Seanad Private Members' Business

15:15

Committees Replay

16:30

Committees Replay

17:30

Committees Replay

19:00

Committees Replay

21:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

21:40

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

22:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

23:15

Committees Replay

Sun, 16 Nov

00:00

Committees Replay

01:20

Committees Replay

05:30

Committees Replay

07:40

Committees Replay

09:00

Parliamentary Questions

14:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

14:40

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

16:20

Oireachtas Replay

17:00

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

18:00

Oireachtas Replay

19:00

Oireachtas Replay

20:00

Around the Houses

21:00

Committees Replay

22:00

Committees Replay

Mon, 17 Nov

00:55

Oireachtas Replay

02:40

Oireachtas Replay

05:30

Oireachtas Replay

06:20

Oireachtas Replay

08:15

Oireachtas Replay

09:00

Oireachtas Replay

10:00

Oireachtas Replay

11:00

Oireachtas Replay

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Private Members' Business

17:00

Private Members' Business

19:00

Private Members' Business

21:00

Around the Houses

22:00

Priority Questions

23:30

Oireachtas Replay

Tue, 18 Nov

01:00

Oireachtas Replay

02:00

Oireachtas Replay

03:00

Oireachtas Replay

04:30

Oireachtas Replay

07:00

Topical Issues

10:00

Around the Houses

11:00

Committees Live

12:30

Committees Live

14:00

Live Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Live Dáil Order of Business

15:10

Live - Questions to an Taoiseach

16:00

Live Government Business

18:25

Live Private Members' Business

20:30

Live Topical Issues

21:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

Wed, 19 Nov

00:40

Committees Replay

03:15

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

07:50

Committees 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

Seanad Éireann Live (ISL)

14:15

Live Government Business

21:00

Live Dáil Deferred Decisions

22:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:24

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 20 Nov

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

Seanad Éireann Live (ISL)

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, 12 Nov

    00:15

    Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    02:20

    Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    04:30

    Joint Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    06:10

    Tionól - Eipeasóid 3
    Beidh Seán Ó Cuirreáin ag plé staid reatha na Gaeltachta agus cad atá i ndán dóibh amach anseo. Le aíonna Sorcha Ní Chéilleachair, Dónall Ó Cnáimhsí agus Eibhlín Ní Lionaird

    07:00

    Agallamh le Natasha
    Ionsaíodh Natasha O’Brien in 2022 agus tá an té a d’ionsaigh í i bpríosún anois. D’ardaigh an eachtra a lán ceisteanna maidir le sábháilteacht ban sa tsochaí

    07:35

    ‘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

    08:40

    Perspectives - Éamon Ó Cuív
    In this series, Sean O’Rourke sits down with former Members of the Oireachtas to discuss their life in politics. This week, Sean is joined by former Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil and Minister, Éamon Ó Cuív
    (ISL)

    09:30

    09:30

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

    12:00

    Live Seanad Éireann
    Live Broadcast from the Seanad.

    14:00

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

    14:45

    Live Dáil Order of Business
    The Dáil considers proposals made to it by the Business Committee on the agenda of business to be taken in the Chamber

    15:15

    Live Questions to an Taoiseach
    Where the Taoiseach, as Head of a Government Department, answers questions on those areas for which he has administrative responsibility.
    (ISL)

    16:00

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

    19:30

    Live Private Members' Business
    Private Members Business is time set aside to debate a motion or legislation which is proposed by a party in opposition.

    21:30

    Live Parliamentary Questions
    When Deputies have an opportunity to receive replies to questions submitted by them to a Member of the Government on matters for which they have administrative responsibility

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Joint Committee on European Union Affairs to discuss sustainable development goals with Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment Timmy Dooley

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Joint Committee on Health to meet for a review of urgent and emergency healthcare services in the mid-west

11 Nov 2025, 14:45

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