For every sitting day, the Seanad publishes an Order Paper setting out the business before the House. The Seanad may also publish a Supplementary Order Paper.
You can see all the items of business before the Dáil on the Dáil Business website. The Dáil publishes a daily Questions Paper, which contains the texts of all oral, priority and written questions for the day.
The Dáil Order Paper is available in digital format on the Dáil Business website. All items of business before Dáil Éireann are listed there.
Questions papers
Thu, 1 May
Dáil Question Paper (Thurs)
Wed, 30 Apr
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Tue, 29 Apr
Order of Business 29 April - 1 May 2025
Tue, 29 Apr
Dáil Questions Paper (Tue)
Seanad business papers
Wed, 30 Apr
Seanad Order Paper (Wed)
Tue, 29 Apr
Seanad Order Paper (Tue)
Dáil Éireann: Topical Issues
Topical issues provide TDs with the opportunity to raise issues of concern to them. To do this, they must give notice to the Ceann Comhairle of the issues they want to raise. The Ceann Comhairle then selects four issues for debate on a single day. In each case the TD concerned makes a four-minute initial statement and the Minister has a right to make a four-minute statement in reply. The TD then has two minutes for a supplementary statement and the Minister has two minutes for a concluding statement.
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Deputy Joanna Byrne
Working conditions at the ambulance station in Drogheda
Deputy Brian Brennan
Measures and incentives to combat dereliction across the country
Deputy James O'Connor
School transport in the Kilcredan National School catchment area
Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty
Inter-city train stop at Adamstown or Kishoge train stations
Deputy Robert O'Donoghue
Public transport fare increases in Skerries and Balbriggan
Seanad Éireann: Commencement Matters
Senators can raise issues of concern to them at the start of each sitting day. These are known as Commencement Matters. To do this, they must give notice to the Cathaoirleach of the issues they want to raise. The Cathaoirleach then selects four matters and the Senator concerned may make a four-minute speech. In each case, the Minister has the right to make a four-minute speech in reply.
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Senator Eileen Flynn
Appropriate supports for students with special educational needs and of Traveller and Roma ethnicity
Senator Maria Byrne
The provision of a second Model 4 hospital for the mid-west region
Senator Mike Kennelly
Mandatory cardiac screening for competitive athletes between the ages of 12 and 18
Senator Fiona O'Loughlin
The provision of funding for water infrastructure
Glossary
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