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Mon, 5 Oct
No business is currently scheduled.
Tue, 6 Oct
Government Business: Budget Statements
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Government Business: Allocation-of-Time motion by Government Chief Whip
Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 1 - INCOME TAX
Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 2 - Capital Acquisitions Tax
Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 3 - Capital Gains Tax
Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 4 - Excise - Tobacco Products Tax
- Financial Resolution No. 5 - Excise - Mineral Oil Tax
- Financial Resolution No. 6 - Excise - Natural Gas Carbon Tax
- Financial Resolution No. 7 - Excise - Solid Fuel Carbon Tax
Government Business: Financial Resolution No. 8 - General
Motion(s) without debate: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 [Seanad] — Motion to Instruct the Committee
Dáil adjourns
Wed, 7 Oct
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Other Members’ Questions
Government Business: Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2026] (Motion 8, resumed)
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Government Business: Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2026] (Motion 8, resumed)
Dáil adjourns
Thu, 8 Oct
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Other Members’ Questions
Questions on Policy or Legislation
SOS
Government Business: Statements on World Mental Health Day
Government Business: Statements on National Breastfeeding Week
Government Business: Financial Motions by the Minister for Finance [2026] (Motion 8, resumed)
Dáil adjourns
Fri, 9 Oct
No business is currently scheduled.
Mon, 12 Oct
No business is currently scheduled.
Today, 13 Oct
Order of Business
Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Appointment of Ordinary Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
Government Business: Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Second Stage
Government Business: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Report and Final Stages
Government Business: Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Committee and remaining Stages
Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Home Heating Oil Costs
Dáil adjourns
Wed, 14 Oct
No business is currently scheduled.
Thu, 15 Oct
Other Members’ Questions
Questions on Policy or Legislation
SOS
Private Members' Business (Labour Party): Motion re Public Sector Pay
Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Children’s Health (Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí) (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage
Dáil adjourns
Fri, 16 Oct
No business is currently scheduled.
Dáil Éireann schedule
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Today, 13 Oct
14:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent Technical Group)14:54
Motion(s) without debate: Motion re Appointment of Ordinary Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
14:55
Government Business: Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Second Stage
(Department of Children, Disability and Equality)16:47
Government Business: Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Report and Final Stages
(Department of Culture, Communications and Sport)18:17
Government Business: Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Committee and remaining Stages
(Department of Children, Disability and Equality)
Mon, 5 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Tue, 6 Oct
Wed, 7 Oct
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Private Members’ Business: Motion re a referendum on Irish neutrality and protection of the Triple Lock
Thu, 8 Oct
Motion(s) without debate: Motion re the Report of the Joint Committee on Education and Youth entitled ‘Report on Evaluating the Impacts of the School Meals Programme’.
Fri, 9 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Mon, 12 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Today, 13 Oct
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Government Business: Statements on the Local Democracy Taskforce Report and Implementation Plan
Wed, 14 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Thu, 15 Oct
Fri, 16 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Seanad Éireann schedule
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Today, 13 Oct
14:50
SOS16:00
Government Business: Statements on the Local Democracy Taskforce Report and Implementation Plan
(Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)
Mon, 5 Oct
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Tue, 6 Oct
Wed, 7 Oct
Thu, 8 Oct
Fri, 9 Oct
Mon, 12 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Today, 13 Oct
Wed, 14 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Thu, 15 Oct
Fri, 16 Oct
No business is currently scheduled
Schedule of meetings
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Today, 13 Oct
11.00
Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen
CR1, LH 2000
Private Session
Consideration of Public Petition No. P00005/25 - Travel grievance for short stay and tourism purpose within CTA for residents
Consideration of Public Petition No. P00065/25 - Safeguards for Section-19 Supervision Orders
Consideration of Public Petition No. P00072/25 - Extend Communications Data Retention for Critical Evidence
Consideration of Public Petition No. P00016/26 - Amend Learner Driver Accompaniment Requirements
Consideration of Public Petition No. P00048/26 - Immediate Reduction of Fuel Tax to Protect Workers and Families
Consideration of Public Petition No. P000055/26 - Cap the Number of Female Dogs Legally Kept in Dog Breeding Establishments
Any other business
11.00
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
CR2, LH 2000
11:00Private Session11:20Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Development of New Strategy11.00
Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence
CR4, LH 2000
Private Meeting
11.00
Private Meeting
12.30
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
12.30
Private Meeting
14.15
Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
15.00
Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
CR1, LH 2000
Committee Stage Consideration: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Bill 2026 - Gov
15.00
Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Seanad Éireann)
Room 4, LH
Private Meeting
15.00
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
CR4, LH 2000
15:00Private Session15:10Follow-up on Implementation of Section 481 Report recommendations – Film Tax Credit16:15Follow-up on Implementation of Section 481 Report recommendations – Film Tax Credit15.00
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
15.00
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
CR3, LH 2000
15:00Report on Election Posters and an Update on the Work Relating to The Electoral Register17:00Private Session15.00
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
CR2, LH 2000
15:00Engagement to discuss Russia's Illegal War of Aggression against Ukraine
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Oireachtas TV
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Today, 13 Oct
03:45
Seanad Public Consultation Committee
This committee gives both the public and interest groups access to Seanad Éireanns' work on legislative and public policy issues05:45
State of The European Union
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, gives her annual address to the EU Parliament in Strasbourg
(ISL)07:00
Topical Issues
When Deputies who have raised a matter which is topical either nationally or within their constituency are answered by a Member of the Government.08:00
Seanad Public Consultation Committee
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Around the Houses - September 2026
A look back on some of the main events in the past month11:00
Live: Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen
Coverage of the committees' work in investigating and identify improvements in the delivery of public services to citizens and to receive public petitions submitted to it.11:20
Live: Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs
Coverage of the committees' scrutiny of the legislative and policy areas of the Department and the offices under its remit.13:30
Live: Seanad Commencement Matters
An opportunity for Senators to raise a matter which is topical either nationally or within their area of competence and which is answered by a Member of the Government.14:00
Live - Leaders' Questions
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(ISL)14:35
Live: Order of Business
Where the business to be transacted in the Dáil for the coming week is introduced and to agreed by the House.14:55
Live: Government Business
Legislation, Motions or Statements proposed by the Government19:45
Live: Private Members' Business
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Oireachtas Replay
Replay of selected content from the Houses of the Oireachtas22:15
Leaders' Questions Replay
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(ISL)22:30
Oireachtas Replay
Replay of selected content from the Houses of the Oireachtas23:00
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