Last day of work before TDs' seven-week summer holiday

Today is the last day of parliamentary work for TDs, who begin a seven-week holiday from today.

They will return to a reformed Dáil on September 14, with TDs getting a new system to raise topical issues with Government.

The Tánaiste will also face 'Leaders Questions' from the Opposition on a Thursday morning.

Earlier, the coalition refused a recall of the Dáil for next week to discuss the fallout of today's EU summit in Brussels.

Instead, a report on the summit will be given to the Finance Committee, but Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore refused to say if the Taoiseach will deliver it.

"I think it's really a matter for the Committee itself, I don't know who the Committee has invited," he said.