The House considers and arranges its business schedule on a weekly basis.
Debates on legislation or other business in the Houses may be settled by a formal vote, or division, which can take place in several ways.
The Bills & Acts section of the Oireachtas website provides one location for all official Bill-related documents.
Amendments are proposed changes to the text of a Bill and may be made on Committee or Report Stage in either House.
Proposed amendments to Bills should be emailed to the Bills Office before specific deadlines.
A Private Members' Bill is legislation proposed by a Member or group of Members who are not part of the Government
When working on Private Members' legislation, a Member has the option of working closely with a legal adviser from the OPLA.
Motions are proposals that seek to express the will or judgment of the House.
Members can ask questions of the Taoiseach and Ministers on local and national issues.
Members may raise local or national matters for discussion on sitting days as Topical Issues
Find out how to correct the official record of Dáil, Seanad and committee proceedings.
