Oireachtas Access: 2nd - 4th December

Keeping you in the loop with what's going on in the Oireachtas (including links to watch live!)

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Dáil Éireann (live link)

Wednesday, 3rd December

10am: Private Members’ Business (Labour Party) — Motion re Trans Healthcare
12pm: Leaders’ Questions
1pm: Taoiseach’s Questions
2:50pm: Government Business — Statements on Energy Costs
5pm: Government Business — Statements on the Housing Plan

Thursday, 4th December

12pm: Leaders’ Questions
7:20pm: Private Members’ Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly) — Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021 — Second Stage

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Seanad Éireann (Live Link)

Tuesday, 2nd December

7:15pm: Government Business: Mental Health Bill 2024 — Committee Stage

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Committee Schedule

Tuesday, 2nd December

6pm: Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen — Consideration of Public Petition No. P00050/25 - Appointment of an Ombudsman for Disability

Wednesday, 3rd December

9:30am: Joint Committee on Disability Matters — Participation in cultural life - Article 30

9:30am: Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development — Overview and Regulation of the Charities Sector

9:30am: Joint Committee on Health — Progress in the delivery of the national framework for the full digitisation of Irish healthcare records and information systems

12:30pm: Joint Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport —Regulation of online platforms and supports to improve online safety and participation

Thursday, 4th December

9:30am: Joint Committee on Children and Equality — Child Poverty and Deprivation

12:30pm: Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community — Community Leadership and Advocacy

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