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
Today, 28 Jan
Dáil Question Paper (Thur)
Today, 28 Jan
Dáil Order Paper (Thur)
Wed, 27 Jan
Dáil Supplementary Order Paper (Wed)
Wed, 27 Jan
Order of Business, 27 - 28 January 2021
Seanad business papers
Tue, 26 Jan
Seanad Order Paper (Tue)
Tue, 19 Jan
Seanad Order Paper (Tues)
Fri, 18 Dec
Seanad Order Paper (Fri)
Thu, 17 Dec
Seanad Supplementary 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.
Tuesday, 26 December 2021
Senator Shane Cassells
Job losses in provincial newspapers owned by the Iconic Newspapers Group
Senator Joe O’Reilly
Availability of the drug Duodopa to persons suffering from Parkinson’s disease
Senator Seán Kyne
New Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway
Senator Fintan Warfield
Reduction in fees for students whose courses were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions
Senators Fiona O’Loughlin and Vincent P Martin
The announcement by Horse Sport Ireland to move from County Kildare to County Dublin
Senator Ivana Bacik
Survey by Federation of Early Childhood Providers on the closure of services due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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