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
Tue, 13 May
Dáil Questions Paper (Tue)
Thu, 8 May
Dáil Questions Paper (Thur)
Wed, 7 May
Order of Business 7 - 8 May 2025
Wed, 7 May
Dáil Questions Paper (Wed)
Seanad business papers
Tue, 13 May
Seanad Order Paper (Tue)
Thu, 8 May
Seanad Order Paper (Thur)
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, 8 May 2025
Deputy Emer Currie
Regulation around the commercial use of drones in Ireland.
Deputy Marie Sherlock
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
Deputy Séamus McGrath
Scoil Ballinora, County Cork
Deputy Mattie McGrath
NCSE to halt special education classes in south Tipperary
Deputy Roderic O'Gorman
Irish aid agencies working abroad
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, 7 May 2025
Senator Aubrey McCarthy
Teach An Saol capital project in Dublin
Senator Nessa Cosgrove
Breast density reporting for all women undergoing mammograms
Senator Nicole Ryan
Kanturk Primary Care Centre, Co, Cork.
Senator Joanne Collins
Domiciliary care allowance appeals
Senator Victor Boyhan
Residential tenancy legislation
Senator Robbie Gallagher
Commercial rates for registered charities
Glossary
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