Plenary Sessions

We meet in plenary session twice yearly, alternating between venues in Britain and Ireland. Each plenary lasts one and a half days and is overseen by the two Co-Chairs. 

Our members sit in alphabetical order rather than as delegations of their respective legislatures, and national representation is only relevant for the purposes of the quorum and the tabling of certain motions and amendments.

The parliaments, regional assemblies and devolved institutions represented share a common tradition and style of debate, and these common roots are reflected in the way the Assembly operates.

The most recent plenary session was held in Brighton, 24-25 October 2011. The next plenary will take place in Dublin, April 2012.

Delegates to the 42nd plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, 13-14 June 2011

Delegates to the 41st plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, at the Villa Marina, Isle of Man, 22-23 November 2010

Delegates to the 40th plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, at the SAS Radisson Blu Farnham Estate Hotel Cavan, Ireland, 22-23 February 2010