Dáil Éireann schedule
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Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 at 2.00 pm
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14.32
Motion without debate 1: Motion re Service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2017 and 2018 Annual Report
14.32
Motion without debate 2: Motion re PQ Rota Swop (Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Justice and Equality)
18.05
Government Business 1: Motion re Agreement Amending the Ireland US Preclearance Agreement
18.05
Government Business 3: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages
18.05
Government Business 4: National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages
20.00
Private Members Business (Fianna Fáil): Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2019 - Second Stage
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15.47
Government Business 1: Statements post European Council meeting of 10th April, pursuant to Standing Order 111
18.20
Private Members Business (Social Democrats-Green Party Group): Motion re Transport
20.20
Government Business 2: Statements on the Report on the Independent Review of Escalation in National Children’s Hospital Costs
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10.30
Parliamentary Questions: Oral - Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
14.25
Government Business 2: Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018 - Amendments from the Seanad
14.25
Government Business 3: Statements on Ireland’s position on the Future of Europe
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Seanad Éireann schedule
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Seanad Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 at 2.30 pm
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15.30
Motions regarding arrangements for the sitting of the House on Wednesday 17th April and Thursday 18th April, 2019 – without debate
16.45
Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 – Order for Second Stage and Second Stage
16.45
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Bill 2018 – Committee and Remaining Stages
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11.30
Motion regarding arrangements for the sitting of the House on Thursday 18th April, 2019 – without debate
15.00
Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 – Committee Stage (resumed)
17.00
Private Members Business: Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 - Committee Stage
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Schedule of meetings
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12.00
Joint Committee on Climate Action
Audio Visual Room, LH 2000
16.00
17.00
Committee on Procedure and Privileges (Seanad Éireann)
R160 5-Storey Block
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09.30
10.30
Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
CR4, LH 2000
14.00
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10.30
Business Committee of Dáil Éireann
R160 5-Storey Block
11.15
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Business Papers
Dáil Éireann
Official Report latest update:
Thu, 18 Apr 2019: 28 topics were published, which include 141 speakers and divisions of the House.
Seanad Éireann
Official Report latest update:
Thu, 18 Apr 2019: 2 topics were published, which include 26 speakers and divisions of the House.
Committees
Official Report latest update:
Meeting of the Joint Committee On Transport, Tourism And Sport on Tue, 16 Apr 2019.
PQs (Questions)
Official Report latest update:
Thu, 18 Apr 2019: 327 Parliamentary Questions answered.
There are 158 Members (called Deputies or TDs) of Dáil Éireann.
There are 60 Members (called Senators) in Seanad Éireann.
Members of the First Dáil outside the Mansion House, April 1919 / Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Centenary of the First Dáil
In April 1919, the First Dáil held a series of private and public sittings. The Dáil appointed a Ministry and declared a peaceful boycott of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). Other topics for debate included prisoners of war, the League of Nations, land distribution and kidnapped children.
Follow the story of the Irish Parliament and read the annotated debates on our dedicated website.
Notable debates
Mother and Child Scheme, 1951
On 11 April 1951, Dr. Noel Browne resigned as Minister for Health. The following day, he made a personal statement in the Dáil explaining his decision. Browne's attempt to implement the Mother and Child Scheme had been strongly opposed by the medical profession and the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland. The controversy raised questions about the Roman Catholic Church's influence on Government policy.
Oireachtas TV
Strasbourg Special
In the midst of the Brexit crisis, Oireachtas TV Debates returns to Strasbourg to take the temperature of the European Parliament.
Flor McCarthy talks to Irish MEPs Mairead McGuinness, Marian Harkin, Matt Carthy and Luke Ming Flanagan, as well as Manfred Weber, leader of the European People’s Party.
We also hear from journalists and commentators about the upcoming European elections and the rise of Euroscepticism.
News
18 Apr 19, 13.00
12 Apr 19, 10.00
5 Apr 19, 17.00
Press releases
17 Apr 2019, 08.31
PAC to examine Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) financial statements
16 Apr 2019, 15.35
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs to discuss Engagement on alliance-building
16 Apr 2019, 11.08
Committee on Climate Action launches final report; calls for action on tackling climate change
16 Apr 2019, 10.15
Justice Committee to hear about the regulation and control of the gambling sector
15 Apr 2019, 10.58
Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism & Sport to meet Sport Ireland and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
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.
This year we celebrate Dáil100, the centenary of the First Dáil, which held its first public meeting on 21 January 1919.
Stock arguments against women have been used on various occasions, but they do not carry any weight these modern days.
Recently considered Bills and Acts
18 Apr 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018
No. 130 of 2018
16 Apr 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Greyhound Racing Bill 2018
No. 109 of 2018
11 Apr 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Courts (Establishment and Constitution) (Amendment) Bill 2019
No. 24 of 2019
11 Apr 2019
Before Seanad Éireann
Thirty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Dissolution of Marriage) Bill 2016
No. 57 of 2016
Notable Debates
EEC membership, 21 March 1972
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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