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, 1 Apr
Dáil Question Paper (Thur)
Thu, 1 Apr
Dáil Order Paper (Thur)
Wed, 31 Mar
Order of business, 31 March and 1 April 2021
Wed, 31 Mar
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Seanad business papers
Mon, 19 Apr
Seanad Order Paper (Mon)
Mon, 29 Mar
Seanad Order Paper (Mon)
Fri, 26 Mar
Seanad Supplementary Order Paper (Fri)
Fri, 26 Mar
Seanad Order Paper (Fri)
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, 1 April 2021
Deputies Joan Collins, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Patrick Costello and Bríd Smith
Introducing a financial scheme to assist small community enterprises
Deputy Verona Murphy
Orthodontic treatment waiting list
Deputy Neasa Hourigan
Plans to establish a banking forum
Deputy Niamh Smyth
Co-financed funding scheme to support the poultry sector in Cavan and Monaghan
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.
Monday 19 April 2021
Senator Malcolm Byrne
Pension entitlements of Community Employment scheme supervisors
Senator Mark Wall
Access to appointments with professional therapists for children in South Kildare
Senator Lisa Chambers and Fiona O’Loughlin
Plans to reform the Fair Deal Scheme
Senator Emer Currie
Provision of a dedicated school building for Danu Special School, Dublin 15
Senator Jerry Buttimer
Travel vouchers issued by airlines
Senator Sharon Keogan
Efficacy of policy measures in place to address the surge in domestic, sexual and gender-based violence during the Covid-19 pandemic
Glossary
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