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Dáil Éireann

Official Report latest update:

Thu, 7 Apr 2022: 43 topics were published, which include 130 speakers and divisions of the House.

Seanad Éireann

Official Report latest update:

Thu, 7 Apr 2022: 11 topics were published, which include 31 speakers and divisions of the House.

Committees

Official Report latest update:

Meeting of the Select Committee On Foreign Affairs And Defence on Tue, 12 Apr 2022.

PQs (Questions)

Official Report latest update:

Thu, 7 Apr 2022: 444 Parliamentary Questions answered.

There are 160 Members (called Deputies or TDs) of Dáil Éireann.

There are 60 Members (called Senators) in Seanad Éireann.

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Ukrainian presidential address

On 6 April 2022, H.E. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addressed a joint sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Watch his impassioned speech to Irish parliamentarians.

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Seanad100

In 2022 we mark the centenary of Seanad Éireann, the Upper House of Ireland's Parliament. The Seanad held its first public sitting on 11 December 1922 in Leinster House.

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Press releases

20 Apr 2022, 15.10

Joint Committee on International Surrogacy chaired by Deputy Jennifer Whitmore to meet to discuss parental recognition

20 Apr 2022, 11.15

Foilsíonn Comhchoiste na Gaeilge a thuarascáil bhliantúil 2020-2021 agus a thuarascáil ar a thoscaireacht chuig Ard-Fheis Chonradh na Gaeilge 2022

19 Apr 2022, 14.30

Joint Committee on International Surrogacy chaired by Deputy Jennifer Whitmore to meet to discuss surrogacy regulations in other jurisdictions.

13 Apr 2022, 14.50

Joint Committee on International Surrogacy to meet to discuss the current position of surrogacy in Ireland, and in Irish and international law

12 Apr 2022, 16.15

Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeltachta conas is féidir foilsitheoireacht agus léitheoireacht na Gaeilge a chur chun tosaigh in Irisí agus Nuachtáin na Tíre a phlé

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Oireachtas TV Debates | March

This month we discuss the war in Ukraine, the spread of disinformation & the impact of social media on politics globally with Mark Little, CEO of Kinzen, and panellists Dr. Jennifer Cassidy and Ciarán O’Connor. Later, we discuss the history and heritage of the Trinity College Dublin constituency with Prof Gail McElroy, Professor of Politics at TCD and panellists Harry McGee and Dr. Theresa Reidy.

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Public consultation: General Scheme of a Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill

The General Scheme of a Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill has been published.

The Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth invites written submissions on the proposed Bill from interested people and groups.

The closing date is 1 pm on Friday, 06 May 2022.

Ireland: a parliamentary democracy

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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.

Mother and Child Scheme, 12 April 1951

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Mother and Child Scheme, 12 April 1951

Read Noël Browne's personal statement to the Dáil on his resignation as Minister for Health in 1951.

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. They particularly objected to the provision of health care without a means test.

The controversy raised questions about the Roman Catholic Church's influence on Government policy.

Recently considered Bills and Acts

22 Apr 2022

Before Dáil Éireann

Consumer Rights Bill 2022

No. 44 of 2022

12 Apr 2022

Enacted

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

No. 6 of 2022

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022

No. 16 of 2022

12 Apr 2022

Before Dáil Éireann

Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019

No. 65 of 2019

11 Apr 2022

Before Dáil Éireann

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022

No. 43 of 2022