Monday 2 November
No sitting.
When the Dáil sits
21 sitting days left before Christmas
The Government wants the Bill through both Houses by Christmas (where it is now). Every stage in the Dáil needs a day the Dáil sits, and its provisional calendar has 21 of them left this year. A day it does not sit, for a strike or anything else, is one fewer.
21sitting days left in 2026
88to the summer recess, the last on Thu 22 Jul
16days sat since September, by the Official Report
1day it was due to sit and did not
Next sitting: Tuesday 3 November · The Oireachtas says: “Dáil Éireann resumes on Tuesday, 3 November 2026”
Due to sit and did not: Wed 14 Oct. No Official Report of the Dáil for that day.
On the schedule
This week and next
From the Oireachtas schedule, read every hour. The Dáil’s business is set a week or so ahead, and times move at short notice. Last read 27 October, 12:05am.
Dáil Éireann
Tuesday 3 November
- Topical Issues
- Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
- Order of Business and Questions on Policy or Legislation
- Taoiseach's Questions
- Government Business: Statements on Our Rural Future 2026-2031
- Private Members' Business (Sinn Féin): Motion re
- Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Defence
- Dáil adjourns
Wednesday 4 November
- Topical Issues
- Private Members' Business (Independent Technical Group): Motion re
- Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent Technical Group)
- Other Members’ Questions
- Questions on Policy or Legislation
- Government Business: Statements Post European Council of 15 – 16 October, pursuant to Standing Order 133
- SOS
- Government Business: Short-Term Letting and Tourism Letting Bill 2026 — Second Stage
- Government Business: Dublin Transport Authority (Amendment) Bill 2026 — Report and Final Stages
- Government Business: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Bill 2026 — Report and Final Stages
- Deferred Divisions:
- Dáil adjourns
Thursday 5 November
- Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
- Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Children, Disability and Equality
- Leaders' Questions (Sinn Féin, Social Democrats, Labour Party, Independent and Parties Technical Group)
- Other Members’ Questions
- Questions on Policy or Legislation
- Topical Issues
- SOS
- Parliamentary Questions: Oral — Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Private Members' Bill or Committee Report (alternating weekly): Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026 — Second Stage
- Dáil adjourns
The Justice Committee
The Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is where the General Scheme goes for pre-legislative scrutiny; its Dáil members, as the Select Committee, take a Bill’s Committee Stage. Its members are on Write to your TDs.
Thursday 29 October, 10:30am
- Agenda to follow
The year, day by day
Every sitting day to the summer
The Dáil’s provisional calendar of 10 July, and since then the days it actually sat, by its Official Report.
- Due to sit
- Sat
- Due to sit, did not
- Recess
- Public holiday
- Weekend
- Today
Point at a day, or tap it, for what the Dáil took that day or has on.
September 2026
October 2026
November 2026
December 2026
January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
May 2027
June 2027
July 2027
A day counts as sat when the Dáil has an Official Report of its debates for it, and its panel links to it. Written answers published in a recess do not count. A day due is called not sat once its record is three days late.