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, 12 Jul
Dáil Question Paper (Thurs)
Thu, 12 Jul
Dáil Order Paper (Thurs)
Wed, 11 Jul
Dáil Order Paper (Wed)
Wed, 11 Jul
Dáil Question Paper (Wed)
Seanad business papers
Tue, 17 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Tues)
Thu, 12 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Thurs)
Wed, 11 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Wed)
Tue, 10 Jul
Seanad Order Paper (Tues)
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 12 July 2018
Deputy Brendan Ryan
The income thresholds that qualify for local authority housing support
Deputy Brendan Smith
The need to progress the re-opening of Bawnboy Garda Station, County Cavan
Deputy Bríd Smith
Waiting time for procedures at the Eye and Ear hospital
Deputy Seán Crowe
The current sourcing of coal for Moneypoint power plant
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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