The House is to rise on Thursday July 30, and will not return from recess until ‘mid-September’(Photo: PA)Politicians will take a six-week break from next Thursday – despite only electing a Taoiseach less than a month ago. Covid-19 and protracted negotiations between the parties paralysed Dáil proceedings for months in the wake of the February election. After Micheál Martin’s elevation there have been three weekly sittings of three Dáil days each, along with a four-day week. Read MoreNow the House is to rise on Thursday July 30, and will not return from recess until ‘mid-September,’ it has been confirmed. Recent Governments have threatened continued Dáil sittings if the Opposition makes an issue of the recess.

Source: Irish Independent July 21, 2020 16:30 UTC