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Mon, 16 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 17 Feb

14:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
15:49

Government Business: Statements on Bluetongue

18:14

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Ban on Investment Funds Purchasing Family Homes

20:14

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Defence

22:51

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 18 Feb

10:00

Private Members' Business (Labour Party): Work Life Balance (Right to Remote Work) Bill 2026 (Second Stage)

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

SOS

14:12

Motion(s) without debate: International Protection Bill 2026 — Financial Resolution

14:13
Deferred Divisions
14:33

Government Business: International Protection Bill 2026 — Committee Stage

22:33

Government Business: Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Report and Final Stages

23:33
Deferred Divisions
00:03

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 19 Feb

08:47

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

10:24

Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Children, Disability and Equality

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12
Bills for Introduction

- Universal Access to Social Housing (Abolition of Income Limits) Bill 2026 — First Stage

- Public Art Mural (Exempted Development) Bill 2026 — First Stage

13:22

SOS

14:02

Government Business: Statements on Flooding

18:34

Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024 — Second Stage

20:34

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 20 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Today, 23 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 24 Feb

14:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
14:34

Order of Business and Questions on Policy or Legislation

15:04

Referral to Committee: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 — Order for Committee Stage

15:05

Taoiseach's Questions

15:50

Government Business: Statements on Fishing Quotas

18:15

Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re Special Needs Assistants

20:15
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
22:52

Dáil adjourns

Wed, 25 Feb

10:00

Private Members' Business (Social Democrats): Motion re Expanding Access to General Practitioner Care

12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

Government Business: Statements on Special Needs Assistants

15:37

Government Business: Apology related to childhood abuse (hunger strikers) (working title): Statements

17:21

SOS

18:21

Government Business: International Protection Bill 2026 — Committee and remaining Stages

23:00
Deferred Divisions
23:30

Dáil adjourns

Thu, 26 Feb

08:47
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Social Protection
10:24
Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Transport
12:00
Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Social Democrats, Independent Technical Group)
12:34

Other Members' Questions

12:42

Questions on Policy or Legislation

13:12

SOS

13:52

Government Business: Statements on Homelessness

18:24

Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Motion re Report entitled "First Interim Report" of the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence

20:24

Dáil adjourns

Fri, 27 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Dáil Éireann schedule

  • Today, 23 Feb

    No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 16 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 17 Feb

15:30

Order of Business

16:15

SOS

16:45

Government Business: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

18:00

Government Business: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

19:30

Private Members’ Business: Motion regarding Road Safety

21:30

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 18 Feb

11:30

Order of Business

12:15

SOS

14:30

Special Address: Address to Seanad Éireann by MEPs representing the European Parliament South Constituency

16:30

Government Business: Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 — Order for Committee, Committee and Remaining Stages

19:00

Private Members’ Business: Education (Leave for Injuries) Bill 2025 — Second Stage

21:00

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 19 Feb

10:30

Order of Business

11:15

SOS

11:45

Government Business

- Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 — Committee and Remaining Stages (Resumed)

- Motion regarding the earlier signature of the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026

Fri, 20 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Today, 23 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Tue, 24 Feb

15:30

Order of Business

16:15

SOS

16:45

Government Business: Statements on Bluetongue

17:45

Government Business: Statements on the National Volunteering Strategy

19:00

Government Business: Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025 — Committee Stage

21:00

Seanad adjourns

Wed, 25 Feb

11:30

Order of Business

12:15

SOS

14:00

Government Business: Statements on Defence Matters

15:30

Government Business: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 — Committee Stage

17:00

SOS

18:00

Government Business: Statements on Seachtain na Gaeilge

19:00

Private Members’ Business: Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2022 — Second Stage

21:00

Seanad adjourns

Thu, 26 Feb

10:30

Order of Business

11:15

SOS

11:45

Private Members’ Business: Motion re Online Safety

13:45

Seanad adjourns

Fri, 27 Feb

No business is currently scheduled.

Seanad Éireann schedule

  • Today, 23 Feb

    No business is currently scheduled.

Mon, 16 Feb

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 20 Feb

No business currently scheduled.

Today, 23 Feb

No business currently scheduled.

Fri, 27 Feb

No business currently scheduled.

Schedule of meetings

  • Today, 23 Feb

    No business currently scheduled.

Mon, 16 Feb

01:40

European Parliament Debates

03:50

European Parliament Debates

05:10

Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

06:45

Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

08:45

Committee of Public Accounts

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

17:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

20:15

Colmcille: The Man and the Legacy

21:00

Around The Houses – January 2026 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

Tue, 17 Feb

00:10

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

02:00

European Parliament Debates

03:40

ELECTION' 24 (ISL)

04:40

Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

06:30

Topical Issues

07:20

Topical Issues

09:30

Around the Houses - October 2025 (ISL)

10:30

Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency

11:30

Live: Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Live: Order of Business

15:05

Live - Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

15:50

Live: Government Business

18:15

Live: Private Members' Business

20:15

Live: Parliamentary Questions

21:50

Live: Topical Issues

23:15

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

Wed, 18 Feb

00:00

Seanad Éireann Replay

00:40

Committees Replay

03:15

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

07:50

Committees Replay

09:00

Live: Topical Issues

09:30

Live - Joint Committee on Disability Matters (ISL)

11:30

Live: Private Members' Business

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:15

Live: Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

14:15

Live: Government Business

23:30

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

Thu, 19 Feb

00:15

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

01:00

Seanad Éireann Replay

01:10

Committees Replay

03:20

Committees Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live: Parliamentary Questions

09:30

Live: Joint Committee on Education and Youth

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live: Joint Committee on Drugs Use

13:50

Live: Government Business

17:25

Live: Topical Issues

18:25

Live: Private Members' Business

20:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

21:15

Seanad Éireann Replay

Fri, 20 Feb

00:00

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

06:30

Committees Replay

07:40

National Bravery Awards 2025 (ISL)

08:45

In Our Own Words (ISL)

10:00

Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

12:00

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

12:45

Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

14:15

Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

15:30

Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency

17:00

Topical Issues

20:00

Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:30

Joint Committee on Disability Matters

Sat, 21 Feb

00:20

Joint Committee - Artificial Intelligence

02:10

Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

04:00

Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

05:30

In Focus (ISL)

06:10

Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

08:30

Joint Committee on Transport

10:30

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

11:30

Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:50

Seanad: Private Members' Business

16:50

Dáil: Statements

18:30

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food

21:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

21:40

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

22:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

23:20

Joint Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Sun, 22 Feb

01:50

Joint Committee on European Union Affairs

04:15

Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach

06:00

Joint Committee on Transport

08:00

Parliamentary Questions

13:10

Around The Houses – January 2026 (ISL)

14:15

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

15:00

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:50

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

16:40

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

17:50

Dáil Day One (ISL)

18:30

NEW In Focus – February 2026

19:00

A Day in May (ISL)

20:00

Around The Houses – January 2026 (ISL)

21:00

Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

22:30

Joint Committee on Health

Today, 23 Feb

00:45

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

03:10

Joint Committee on Transport

05:10

Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

06:30

Joint Committee - Education and Youth (ISL)

08:30

Committee of Public Accounts

11:30

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

17:05

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

21:00

Around The Houses – January 2026 (ISL)

22:00

Priority Questions

Tue, 24 Feb

00:10

Joint Committee on Drugs Use

01:50

Joint Committee - Artificial Intelligence

03:35

Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

05:30

Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency

07:00

Topical Issues

10:00

Around The Houses – January 2026 (ISL)

11:00

Live: Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Live: Order of Business

15:10

Live - Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

15:50

Live: Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

17:30

Live: Government Business

18:15

Live: Private Members' Business

20:15

Live: Parliamentary Questions

21:55

Live: Topical Issues

23:15

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

Wed, 25 Feb

00:00

Seanad Éireann Replay

03:15

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

07:50

Committees Replay

09:00

Live: Topical Issues

09:30

Live: Joint Committee on Health

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:15

Live: Government Business

17:20

Live: Joint Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery

18:00

Live - Seanad Éireann (ISL)

18:20

Live: Government Business

23:00

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

23:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

Thu, 26 Feb

00:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

04:00

Committees Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live: Parliamentary Questions

09:30

Live: Joint Committee on Defence and National Security

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live: Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

13:50

Live: Government Business

17:25

Live: Topical Issues

18:25

Live: Private Members' Business

20:30

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

21:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Fri, 27 Feb

01:00

Committees Replay

02:40

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

06:30

Committees Replay

08:00

Committees Replay

09:00

Committees Replay

10:00

Committees Replay

10:45

Committees Replay

11:45

Committees Replay

12:30

Committees Replay

14:10

Committees Replay

15:00

Committees Replay

17:00

Topical Issues

20:00

Commencement Matters (ISL)

22:15

Joint Committee on Disability Matters

Sat, 28 Feb

00:00

Committees Replay

02:00

Committees Replay

04:00

Committees Replay

06:10

Committees Replay

08:10

Committees Replay

09:15

Committees Replay

10:30

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

11:30

Commencement Matters (ISL)

13:15

Seanad: Private Members' Business

15:15

Committees Replay

16:30

Committees Replay

17:30

Committees Replay

19:00

Committees Replay

21:00

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

21:40

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

22:30

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

23:15

Committees Replay

Sun, 1 Mar

00:00

Committees Replay

01:20

Committees Replay

05:30

Committees Replay

07:40

Committees Replay

08:00

Parliamentary Questions

13:10

Oireachtas Replay

14:15

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

15:00

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

15:50

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

16:40

Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

17:40

Oireachtas Replay

18:30

Oireachtas Replay

19:00

Oireachtas Replay

20:00

Around the Houses

21:00

Committees Replay

22:00

Committees Replay

Mon, 2 Mar

00:55

Oireachtas Replay

02:40

Oireachtas Replay

05:30

Oireachtas Replay

06:20

Oireachtas Replay

08:15

Oireachtas Replay

09:00

Oireachtas Replay

10:00

Oireachtas Replay

11:00

Oireachtas Replay

12:30

Leaders' Questions Tuesday (ISL)

13:10

Leaders' Questions Wednesday (ISL)

14:00

Leaders' Questions Thursday (ISL)

15:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

17:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

19:00

Dáil: Private Members' Business

21:00

Around the Houses

22:00

Priority Questions

23:30

Oireachtas Replay

Tue, 3 Mar

01:00

Oireachtas Replay

02:00

Oireachtas Replay

03:00

Oireachtas Replay

04:30

Oireachtas Replay

07:00

Topical Issues

10:00

Around the Houses

11:00

Committees Live

12:30

Committees Live

14:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

14:35

Live: Order of Business

15:10

Live - Questions to an Taoiseach (ISL)

16:00

Live: Government Business

17:30

Live: Private Members' Business

18:25

Live: Parliamentary Questions

20:30

Live: Topical Issues

21:45

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:30

Seanad Éireann Replay

Wed, 4 Mar

00:40

Committees Replay

03:15

Committees Replay

05:40

Committees Replay

07:50

Committees Replay

09:00

Live: Topical Issues

10:00

Live: Private Members' Business

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:15

Live: Seanad Éireann

14:15

Live: Government Business

21:00

Live: Dáil Deferred Decisions

22:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

22:24

Seanad Éireann Replay

Thu, 5 Mar

01:10

Committees Replay

03:20

Committees Replay

05:45

Committees Replay

07:00

Committees Replay

08:45

Live: Parliamentary Questions

10:20

Live: Parliamentary Questions

12:00

Live - Leaders' Questions (ISL)

12:45

Live - Questions on Policy or Legislation (ISL)

13:10

Live: Seanad Éireann

13:50

Live: Government Business

19:00

Live: Private Members' Business

21:00

Leaders' Questions Replay (ISL)

21:45

Seanad Éireann Replay

Oireachtas TV

  • Today, 23 Feb

    00:45

    Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development
    Coverage of the committees' scrutiny of the legislative and policy areas of the Department and the offices under its remit.

    03:10

    Joint Committee on Transport
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    05:10

    Joint Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies

    06:30

    Joint Committee - Education and Youth
    Members can examine key legislation and policy areas under the remit of the Department and its agencies
    (ISL)

    08:30

    Committee of Public Accounts
    This committee works to ensure accountability and transparency in the way Government departments and agencies allocate, spend and manage their finances

    11:30

    Committee on Budgetary Oversight
    Coverage of the committees' scrutiny of the budgetary formation process especially the macro-economic and fiscal issues that influence the budgetary process

    12:30

    Leaders' Questions Tuesday
    Leaders Questions, where Party Leaders and the Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice
    (ISL)

    13:10

    Leaders' Questions Wednesday
    Leaders Questions, where Party Leaders and the Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice. Followed by Other Member's Questions
    (ISL)

    14:00

    Leaders' Questions Thursday
    Leaders Questions, where Party Leaders and the Leaders of recognised technical groups can put a question to an Taoiseach without prior notice. Followed by Other Member's Questions
    (ISL)

    15:00

    Dáil: Private Members' Business
    Coverage of the business selected by a Party or Technical Group in opposition and taken in Private Members Time. The business can be either a motion or a piece of legislation.

    17:05

    17:05

    Dáil: Private Members' Business
    Coverage of the business selected by a Party or Technical Group in opposition and taken in Private Members Time. The business can be either a motion or a piece of legislation.

    19:00

    Dáil: Private Members' Business
    Coverage of the business selected by a Party or Technical Group in opposition and taken in Private Members Time. The business can be either a motion or a piece of legislation.

    21:00

    Around The Houses – January 2026
    A look back on some of the main events from Dáil Éireann, Seanad Éireann and Oireachtas Committees over the past month
    (ISL)

    22:00

    Priority Questions
    Questions asked of Ministers in the Dáil

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Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade to engage with Bertie Ahern and Gerry Adams on lessons of the Peace Process for the Middle East

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23 Feb 2026, 16:03

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