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Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Library & Research Service

Our information and research services play an essential role in delivering a well-informed Parliament.

Parliamentary Budget Office

We are a key source of economic and budgetary intelligence in informing parliamentary debate.

 

Education | Learning Hub

Our education team brings learning to life by making Leinster House, the seat of our national Parliament, a learning hub.

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President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas

Watch H.E. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine making his address to a sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas.

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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PAC | The watchdog at work

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PAC | The watchdog at work

For more than 100 years, the Committee of Public Accounts, more commonly referred to as PAC, has cast an impartial and forensic eye on how State money is spent.

Take a look at how Parliament's oldest standing committee has become a byword for accountability and oversight in spending.

A day in the life | Education

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A day in the life | Education

Leinster House is the seat of Ireland's Parliament and with politics in action around every corner, what better place to teach about the work of TDs and Senators?

Education Officer Conor Reale describes a typical day for him and his team in Leinster House.

There are 174 Members (called Deputies or TDs) of Dáil Éireann.

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

News

President Zelenskyy of Ukrain addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas

3 Dec 2025, 10.00

The Ceann Comhairle and attendees at an event to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Leinster House 2025

2 Dec 2025, 14.00

Press releases

5 Dec 2025, 15:37

Ceann Comhairle presents The National Bravery Awards

4 Dec 2025, 15:03

MEDIA STATEMENT: Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy TD convenes meeting with Party Leaders on fake social media profiles

4 Dec 2025, 14:19

Joint Committee on Defence and National Security publicly expresses dissatisfaction over Remit Limitations

3 Dec 2025, 18:32

Committee of Public Accounts to examine the 2023 financial statements of Inland Fisheries Ireland

3 Dec 2025, 16:15

Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community to discuss Community Leadership and Advocacy with Irish Traveller Movement

Procedure in Parliament

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Procedure in Parliament

Get insight into the most common parliamentary procedures with our intuitive guides on the scheduling of business, voting, speaking in the Houses and more.

Working in Parliament

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Working in Parliament

Members and staff in the Thirty-fourth Dáil and Twenty-seventh Seanad will be advised and supported by a range of parliamentary offices and services that ensure the smooth and seamless running of Ireland's Parliament.

Find out how we can help with first steps in Working in Parliament.

Recently considered Bills and Acts

26 Dec 2025

Before Dáil Éireann

Finance Bill 2025

No. 60 of 2025

4 Dec 2025

Before Seanad Éireann

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025

No. 68 of 2025

4 Dec 2025

Before Dáil Éireann

Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2025

No. 77 of 2025

3 Dec 2025

Before Seanad Éireann

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025

No. 64 of 2025

Ireland: a parliamentary democracy

Leinster House

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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