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  • Dáil Éireann
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Mon, 1 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 2 Dec

15:45

Address by the President of Ukraine H.E. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy to both Houses of the Oireachtas

16:10

Dáil adjourns

18:10

Motion(s) without debate: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 — Motion to Instruct the Committee

21:45

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services

23:45

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 3 Dec

10:00

Private Members' Business (Labour Party): Motion re Trans Healthcare

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

13:57

SOS

14:57

Government Business: Statements on Energy Costs

17:12

Government Business: Statements on the Housing Plan

19:37

Government Business: National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Report and Final Stages

22:37

Government Business: Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Modifications) Regulations 2025

23:37
Motion(s) without debate
23:38
Deferred Divisions
00:08

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 4 Dec

08:47

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

10:24

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

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

Bills for Introduction: Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2025 — First Stage

13:17

SOS

13:57

Government Business: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

19:31

Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021 — Second Stage

21:31

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 5 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Today, 8 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 9 Dec

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

Order of Business and Questions on Policy or Legislation

15:04

Bills for Introduction: Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025 — First Stage

15:09

Motion(s) without debate: Excess Vote relating to 2024 [Vote 14].

15:10

Government Business: Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

18:44

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Assessment of Needs

20:44
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Tánaiste and Minister for Finance
23:21

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 10 Dec

10:00

Private Members' Business (Social Democrats): Dog Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Second Stage)

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

Taoiseach's Questions

13:57

SOS

14:57

Government Business: Statements on Online Safety

17:22

Government Business: Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a Council Decision to sign the Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

18:22

Government Business: Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Committee and remaining Stages

23:22
Deferred Divisions
23:52

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 11 Dec

08:47
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
10:24
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Education and Youth
12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Restoration of Private Members’ Bill to the Order Paper

13:13

SOS

13:53
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
16:30

Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024 — Second Stage

18:30

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 12 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Dáil Éireann schedule

  • Today, 8 Dec

    No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 1 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 2 Dec

15:45

Joint Sitting: Address by the President of Ukraine H.E. Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy to both Houses of the Oireachtas

16:10

SOS

18:00

Order of Business

18:45

Motion(s) without debate: Motion regarding proposed approval by Seanad Éireann of the Planning and Development Act 2024 (Modification) Regulations 2025 – Back from Committee

18:50

SOS

19:15

Government Business: Mental Health Bill 2024 — Committee Stage

21:15

Government Business: Finance Bill 2025 [Certified Money Bill] — Second Stage

23:00

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 3 Dec

12:00

Order of Business

12:45

Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development (Act of 2000)) Regulations 2025

12:50

Government Business: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 — Committee and remaining Stages

14:30

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

17:30

Private Members’ Business: Motion re Irish Unity

19:30

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 4 Dec

11:00

Order of Business

11:45

Government Business: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025 — All Stages

13:00

Private Members’ Business: Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

15:00

Seanad adjourns

Fri, 5 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Today, 8 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 9 Dec

14:00

Order of Business

14:45

Motion(s) without debate

14:50

Government Business: Finance Bill 2025 — Committee Stage

16:50

SOS

17:30

Government Business: Mental Health Bill 2024 — Committee Stage (resumed)

20:00

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 10 Dec

11:30

Order of Business

12:15

SOS

12:45

Government Business: Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 — Committee and remaining Stages

14:45

SOS

16:00

Government Business: Mental Health Bill 2024 — Committee Stage (resumed)

18:30

Private Members’ Business: Local Government (Support for Elected Members) Bill 2024 — Second Stage

22:30

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 11 Dec

10:30

Order of Business

11:15

SOS

11:45

Government Business: National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

13:00

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

16:30

Seanad adjourns

Fri, 12 Dec

No business is currently scheduled.

Seanad Éireann schedule

  • Today, 8 Dec

    No business is currently scheduled.

Fri, 5 Dec

No business currently scheduled.

Today, 8 Dec

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 12 Dec

No business currently scheduled.

Schedule of meetings

  • Today, 8 Dec

    No business currently scheduled.

Mon, 1 Dec

00:00

Select Committee on Disability Matters

01:40

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

03:20

Committee of Public Accounts

07:10

Joint Committee - Children & Equality

09:30

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

11:10

Joint Committee on European Union Affairs

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

16:50

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

20:30

Dáil Day One (ISL)

21:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

23:50

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Tue, 2 Dec

00:30

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

02:15

Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

03:20

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

04:50

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge

06:50

Topical Issues

10:00

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

11:00

Perspectives - Éamon Ó Cuív (ISL)

12:00

Perspectives – Shane Ross (ISL)

13:00

Oireachtas TV Debates – November 2025

13:40

Perspectives - Eamon Ryan (ISL)

14:45

Oireachtas TV Debates Live Special: An Address To The Houses Of The Oireachtas

15:45

Live - Address to Joint Sitting by President Zelenskyy (ISL)

16:40

Perspectives - Dermot Ahern (ISL)

18:00

Live: Order of Business

18:10

Live: Government Business

21:45

Live: Private Members' Business

Wed, 3 Dec

00:15

Address to Joint Sitting by President Zelenskyy (ISL)

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 - Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

14:00

Live: Seanad Éireann

15:00

Live: Government Business

23:40

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

Thu, 4 Dec

00:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

01:00

Seanad Éireann Replay

01:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live: Parliamentary Questions

09:30

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

19:25

Live: Private Members' Business

21:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

Fri, 5 Dec

02:40

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

06:30

Committees Replay

10:00

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

12:40

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food

15:00

Joint Committee - Disability Matters (ISL)

17:00

Topical Issues

20:00

Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:15

Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

23:00

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

23:10

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge

23:30

Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

Sat, 6 Dec

01:40

European Youth Parliament Ireland 27th National Conference Day 1

06:10

Agallamh le Natasha

06:50

World Music Day 2025

07:10

Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

10:30

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

11:30

Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:45

Seanad: Private Members' Business

15:15

Seanad: Private Members' Business

17:20

Joint Committee on Transport

19:10

Joint Committee on Health

21:00

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

21:50

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

22:40

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

Sun, 7 Dec

01:00

Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

01:45

European Youth Parliament Ireland 27th National Conference Day 2

06:15

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

08:00

Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

09:00

Parliamentary Questions

12:15

Joint Committee on Education and Youth

14:40

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:50

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:40

ELECTION' 24 (ISL)

16:35

World Music Day 2025

17:00

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

18:00

Address to Joint Sitting by President Zelenskyy (ISL)

19:40

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge

20:00

Around the Houses - November 2025

21:00

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

22:30

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Today, 8 Dec

00:15

International Women's Day 2025

01:00

State of The European Union

05:00

The Opinion of the Censor

06:20

Joint Committee - Children & Equality

08:20

Committee of Public Accounts

11:40

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

12:30

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

13:20

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

14:10

International Women's Day 2025

15:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

16:35

World Music Day 2025

17:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:45

Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

21:00

Around the Houses - November 2025

22:00

Priority Questions

23:30

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

Tue, 9 Dec

01:10

In Our Own Words (ISL)

02:20

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

04:45

Agallamh le Natasha

05:20

The Seven Ages of Noel Browne (ISL)

07:00

Topical Issues

10:00

Around the Houses - November 2025

11:00

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food

13:30

Live - Seanad Éireann (ISL)

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Live: Dáil Order of Business

15:00

Live: Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

17:15

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, 10 Dec

00:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

07:50

Committees Replay

09:00

Live: Topical Issues

09:30

Live - Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

11:30

Live: Joint Committee on Disability Matters

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live - Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

14:00

Live: Seanad Éireann

15:00

Live: Government Business

23:00

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

Thu, 11 Dec

00:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

00:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live: Parliamentary Questions

10:30

Live: Committee of Public Accounts

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: Parliamentary Questions

15:30

Live: Topical Issues

16:30

Live: Private Members' Business

18:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

Fri, 12 Dec

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

Committees Replay

10:45

Committees Replay

11:45

Committees Replay

12:30

Committees Replay

14:10

Committees Replay

15:00

Committees Replay

17:00

National Bravery Awards - 2025 (ISL)

18:00

Topical Issues

22:15

Joint Committee on Disability Matters

Sat, 13 Dec

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, 14 Dec

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, 15 Dec

00:55

Oireachtas Replay

02:40

Oireachtas Replay (ISL)

05:30

Oireachtas Replay

06:20

Oireachtas Replay (ISL)

08:15

Oireachtas Replay (ISL)

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

Dáil: Private Members' Business

17:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

21:00

Around the Houses

22:00

Priority Questions

23:30

Oireachtas Replay

Tue, 16 Dec

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: Order of Business

15:10

Live - Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

16:00

Live: Government Business

17:30

Live: Private Members' Business

18:25

Live: Parliamentary Questions

20:30

Live: Topical Issues

21:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

Wed, 17 Dec

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

Live: Seanad Éireann

14:15

Live: Government Business

21:00

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

22:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:24

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 18 Dec

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, 8 Dec

    00:15

    International Women's Day 2025
    Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, TD hosts an event in Leinster House to commemorate International Women's Day

    01:00

    State of The European Union
    Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, gives her annual address to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg

    05:00

    The Opinion of the Censor
    The story of how one canny term in the Censorship of Films Act 1923 has allowed consecutive holders of the role of Film Censor to reflect the prevailing values of Irish society over the last 100 years

    06:20

    Joint Committee - Children & Equality
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    08:20

    Committee of Public Accounts
    This committee works to ensure accountability and transparency in the way Government departments and agencies allocate, spend and manage their finances

    11:40

    Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
    Coverage of the committees' scrutiny of the legislative and policy areas of the Department and the offices under its remit.

    12:30

    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)

    13:20

    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)

    14:10

    International Women's Day 2025
    Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy, TD hosts an event in Leinster House to commemorate International Women's Day

    15:00

    Dáil: Private Members' Business
    Coverage of the business selected by a Party or Technical Group in opposition and taken in Private Members Time. The business can be either a motion or a piece of legislation.

    16:35

    World Music Day 2025
    Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy hosts a special performance in Leinster House featuring traditional Irish music and dance to celebrate World Music Day

    17:00

    Dáil: Private Members' Business
    Coverage of the business selected by a Party or Technical Group in opposition and taken in Private Members Time. The business can be either a motion or a piece of legislation.

    19:00

    19:00

    Dáil: Private Members' Business
    Coverage of the business selected by a Party or Technical Group in opposition and taken in Private Members Time. The business can be either a motion or a piece of legislation.

    19:45

    Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
    Members can consider and address key issues affecting the Traveller community through human rights principles

    21:00

    Around the Houses - November 2025
    A look back on some of the main events in the past month

    22:00

    Priority Questions
    Questions asked of Ministers in the Dáil

    23:30

    Joint Committee on Drugs Use
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

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President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas

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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.

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President Zelenskyy of Ukrain addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas

3 Dec 2025, 10.00

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8 Dec 2025, 18:16

Joint Committee on Health to meet for engagement on Provisions relating to alcohol in the drugs strategy

8 Dec 2025, 15:45

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030 with Minister James Browne

8 Dec 2025, 15:15

Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs to meet to discuss Marine Protected Areas

8 Dec 2025, 13:06

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen meets to discuss Petitions

5 Dec 2025, 15:37

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Finance Bill 2025

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4 Dec 2025

Before Dáil Éireann

Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2025

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Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025

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