On Air Now

Sportsbeat

2:00pm - 6:00pm

  • 045 901 490
  • 0833-979797

Now Playing

James Bay

Hold Back The River

Dail May Sit An Extra Day Per Week, To Cope With Legislative Backlog.

File image: Leinster House/RollingNews

It follows a complaint from President Higgins.

The Dáil should sit an extra day a week at busier times to deal with backlogs of legislation, according to the Social Democrats.

It comes as the Business Committee, Chaired by Ceann Comhaire, Kildare's Seán O'Fearghail, will meet this afternoon to discuss a complaint from President Michael D Higgins about how the Oireachtas is handling new laws.

Our Political Correspondent Seán Defoe reports

:

More from National News

Stay tuned to Kfm!

Get the Kfm Apps for you phone, tablet or smart speaker...

Kfm Kildare Weather

  • Sat

    Sunny intervals

    18°C

  • Sun

    Sunny intervals

    17°C

  • Mon

    Sunny intervals

    18°C

  • Tue

    Sunny intervals

    21°C

  • Wed

    Sunny intervals

    22°C