For every sitting day, the Dáil and Seanad each publish an Order Paper setting out the business before each House. Each House may also publish a Supplementary Order Paper. The Dáil publishes a daily Questions Paper, which contains the texts of all oral, priority and written questions for the day.
Dáil business papers
Thu, 14 Jan
Dáil Question Paper (Thurs)
Thu, 14 Jan
Dáil Order Paper (Thurs)
Wed, 13 Jan
Order of Business, 13 - 14 January 2021
Wed, 13 Jan
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Seanad business papers
Today, 19 Jan
Seanad Order Paper (Tues)
Fri, 18 Dec
Seanad Order Paper (Fri)
Thu, 17 Dec
Seanad Supplementary Order Paper (Thurs)
Thu, 17 Dec
Seanad Order Paper (Thurs)
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.
Thursday, 14 January 2021
Deputy Denis Naughten
Flooding at Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon
Deputy Kieran O'Donnell
An update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan
Deputy Neasa Hourigan
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit services
Deputy Neale Richmond
The relocation of Leave EU Waterford from the UK
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.
Thursday, 17 December 2020
Senator Lynn Boylan
A statement on the impact on energy consumption by data centres
Senator Eugene Murphy
A statement on the future of Lanesboro and Shannonbridge power stations
Senator Regina Doherty
An update on the building of a permanent school for St. Michael’s House Special School, Skerries, County Dublin
Senators Lisa Chambers and Fiona O’Loughlin
Include the Department of Defence in the terms of reference of the Commission on the Defence Forces
Glossary
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