Explore Oireachtas through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like parliament. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Oireachtas in a sentence
Oireachtas meaning
The parliament of Ireland.
Synonyms of Oireachtas
Using Oireachtas
- The main meaning on this page is: The parliament of Ireland.
- Useful related words include: parliament.
- In the example corpus, oireachtas often appears in combinations such as: the oireachtas, oireachtas committee, joint oireachtas.
Context around Oireachtas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oireachtas
- In this selection, "oireachtas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joint, agreement, committee, commission and health stand out and add context to how "oireachtas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the joint oireachtas committee on and of the oireachtas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oireachtas" sits close to words such as abington, acura and adt, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oireachtas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It comes as surrogacy legislation is still going through the Oireachtas. (11 words)
RTÉ has rejected the claim "that an incorrect version of events was presented" to the Oireachtas. (16 words)
The order will be discussed at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education on 20th June 2023. (17 words)
Mr Donnelly was also asked about a revelation in the Oireachtas committee by Mr Watt that he had tried to contact the minister about the €2 million annual funding – but it never reached him because his phone had been “hacked”. (40 words)
Meanwhile, the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland chairman John Purcell is due to warn TDs and senators at the Oireachtas committee that sports broadcasting on radio and independent radio is under threat of being forgotten in the bigger picture. (38 words)
It can now be revealed that Mr Ó Donnghaile continued to be paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas up until January 22 last, after which time he received a termination lump sum and six monthly termination payments. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
He served as a member of the Oireachtas Commission and was subsequently elected chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development.
As the Oireachtas also consists of the President the official title of the two law making houses is the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Constitution of Ireland: Article 22 ;Address to the Oireachtas: The President may address, or send a message to, either or both Houses of the Oireachtas.
Oireachtas Committee report, p.21 ;Address to the Nation: The President may "address a message to the Nation" subject to the same conditions as an address to the Oireachtas.
Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary committed to returning to Waterford Airport should the jet runway be delivered.
He said the Oireachtas Health Committee would ask questions in an effort to find out what happened at Temple Street Hospital and CHI.
I’m a journalist and at almost any other time, you couldn’t even pay me to watch an Oireachtas committee hearing.
In his remarks to the both House of the Oireachtas on Thursday, Mr Biden said he believed the UK should be working more closely with the Irish Government to support Northern Ireland.
It comes as surrogacy legislation is still going through the Oireachtas.
Meanwhile, the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland chairman John Purcell is due to warn TDs and senators at the Oireachtas committee that sports broadcasting on radio and independent radio is under threat of being forgotten in the bigger picture.
Mr Collins was one of the RTÉ executives who appeared before Oireachtas committees to answer questions about the controversy engulfing the broadcaster.
Mr Donnelly was also asked about a revelation in the Oireachtas committee by Mr Watt that he had tried to contact the minister about the €2 million annual funding – but it never reached him because his phone had been “hacked”.
Patrick Costello, Green Party TD and member of the Good Friday Agreement Oireachtas Committee, has called on the Irish government to legislate to make the 12th of July a public holiday.
RTÉ has rejected the claim "that an incorrect version of events was presented" to the Oireachtas.
Speaking on Friday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said there appears to have been 'a serious breach of trust and truth between RTÉ and the Government, the Oireachtas and the people'.
TDs and senators ordered almost a quarter of a million calendars, Christmas cards, sympathy cards and similar stationery from the Oireachtas printing facility last year with one Government minister accounting for over a quarter of the total.
The order will be discussed at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Higher Education on 20th June 2023.
Weeks after the war ended, on August 3, 1923, the Oireachtas passed legislation that led to the creation of the modern-day Irish Defence Forces, Oglaigh na h Eireann.
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has been appointed chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight.
It can now be revealed that Mr Ó Donnghaile continued to be paid by the Houses of the Oireachtas up until January 22 last, after which time he received a termination lump sum and six monthly termination payments.
Common combinations with oireachtas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: