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, 19 Sep
Dáil Order Paper (Wed)
Today, 19 Sep
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Tue, 18 Sep
Second Supplementary Dáil Order Paper (Tues)
Tue, 18 Sep
Supplementary Dáil Order Paper (Tue)
Seanad business papers
Today, 19 Sep
Seanad Order Paper (Wed)
Tue, 17 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Tues)
Thu, 12 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Thurs)
Wed, 11 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Wed)
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.
Tuesday 18 Septemeber 2018
Deputies Fiona O’Loughlin and Martin Heydo
The delivery of home care packages in CH07 Kildare/West Wicklow
Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Richard Boyd Barrett
MDY’s imminent collapse
Deputy Stephen Donnelly
Status of the 2018 Health Budget
Deputies Eoin Ó Broin, John Curran and Gino Kenny
Funding to meet fire and safety standards at the Carline Learning Centre, Lucan
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 12 July 2018
Senator Fintan Warfield
To introduce hate crime legislation
Senator Kevin Humphreys
A dedicated transport policing service across the public transport system
Senator James Reilly
The rising cost of insurance in Ireland
Senator Diarmuid Wilson
Approval for the drug Translarna for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Glossary
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