Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly, OSCE PA, provides a forum for parliamentary dialogue between 323 parliamentarians from the 57 OSCE member states.

Irish delegation

The OSCE is the world’s largest regional security organisation, with members across North America, Europe and Asia. The following are members of the Irish delegation of the OSCE PA.

Member
Deputy Michael Creed Head of delegation	Deputy Matt Carthy
Senator Shane Cassells	Senator Rebecca Moynihan
Senator Pauline O’Reilly	Senator Tom Clonan
Alternate members
Senator Lynn Ruane	Deputy Martin Kenny

OSCE PA sessions

The members of the Assembly come together three times a year to debate a wide variety of issues relevant to the ultimate goal of human security for all in the OSCE region.

The Assembly meets in an annual winter session held in Vienna in February each year. The winter meeting consists of meetings of the standing committee and the three general committees of the Assembly.

The annual session of the Assembly, which convenes each July in the parliament of an OSCE participating state, is the largest event in the Assembly's calendar. At the annual session, the Assembly meets in the standing committee, three general committees and in plenary session to debate and pass recommendations on OSCE-related issues and to elect new officers.

The annual autumn meeting is also held in an OSCE participating State, usually in October. It consists of a parliamentary conference, a meeting of the OSCE PA Mediterranean forum and meeting of the standing committee.

Members also participate in election observation missions at the request of OSCE.

22nd Autumn Meeting of the OSCE PA

The Convention Centre Dublin | 2 - 4 October 2024

This meeting, hosted by the Houses of the Oireachtas, brought together parliamentarians from across the 57-nation OSCE region over three days in Dublin. Along with the parliamentary conference, the Dublin event comprised a meeting of the Mediterranean forum and the standing committee.