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Institution - The Houses of the Oireachtas

Identification

Name: The Houses of the Oireachtas
Institutional Description: The National Parliament (Oireachtas) consists of the President and two Houses: Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate) whose functions and powers derive from the Constitution of Ireland enacted by the people on 1 July 1937. The Houses of the Oireachtas are situated at Leinster House, Dublin
Country/Entity: Ireland
Name of Parliament: Houses of the Oireachtas
Type of Parliament: - Parliament of a sovereign state
Number of the members of the served legislature(s): 220
Number of staff working in the served parliamentary administration(s): 0
Type of organization: Combined library and research service
Types of users:
Year founded: 1924
Number of staff: 12
Website: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/how-parliament-is-run/houses-of-the-oireachtas-service/library-and-research-service/
Date update: 05/12/2023

Ifla

IFLA member?: Yes
Regional member?: Yes
Which Regional Member?:
Member of Other Association(s)?:

Address

Address (1): 91-93 Merrion Square West
Address (2): Dublin 2
Postal code: D02KX50
Phone: +353 (0) 1 618 3000

Contact

Email: info@oireachtas.ie
Contact person:
Email contact person:
Phone contact person: +353 (0) 1 618 3000
Name Library/RC Authorities:
Email Library/RC Authorities: library.and.research@oireachtas.ie

More information for questions and answers

Library information

Special collections (Indicate special collections): The Oireachtas Library’s special collections (about 9,000 items) date from the 16th to the early 20th century.
Online Catalogue (Indicate url address / internet link): https://opac.oireachtas.ie
Does it have a legal depository?: Yes
Does it offer reference services?: Yes
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): Yes

Research service information

Does it offer reference services?: Yes
Does it have news service? (e.g. press-clippings): Yes
Does it have information packages for parliamentary work? (e.g. draft bills or for committee meeting): Yes
Does it have summaries/concise analyses of proposed legislation?: Yes
Does it have impact assessment?: Yes
Does it have other services?: Yes
Types of users:
Date update: 05/12/2023