LAWS outlining new terms for bankruptcy, a credit scheme for small businesses and protective measures for children will be debated in the coming Dáil session.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is expected to face further questions today about his assertions the Vatican obstructed the inquiry into child abuse in the diocese of Cloyne.

Hundreds of demonstrators marked the start of the new Dáil session with a mass rally outside the gates of Leinster House.

The Government expects to publish 16 bills in the next Dáil session, which begins tomorrow.