Normal Oireachtas proceedings are to be suspended for much of tomorrow to allow for a series of special debates on European policy in the Dáil chamber, during which questions from the public will be taken and answered.
The debates will take place in the Dáil through a special meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs, during which all TDs and senators will have the right to speak.
The special sitting is to mark Europe Day, the anniversary of the proposal for the creation of a European Economic Community made by the then French foreign minister, Robert Schuman.
It is the first time the Dáil and Seanad has had normal business suspended in recent years to allow for a joint Oireachtas debate on Europe. It is also the first time a recent Oireachtas initiative to allow the public to put forward questions for debate is being used.
Enabling the public to interact through posting questions and comments via an e-mail and letter to Oireachtas committees is an initiative being examined by the party chief whips at present.
The EU Agriculture Commissioner, Mariann Fisher Boel, will also address the Oireachtas and will take questions from TDs, senators and written queries submitted from the public.
Later in the day, Ministers, TDs and senators will also debate issues and queries from the general public, submitted through the www.europeday.ie website.
During proceedings the politicians will debate a range of issues relating to European policy, including migration, agriculture and employment.
The Government Chief Whip, Tom Kitt, said the initiative for the debate was the first time that a European parliament had devoted a whole day to mark Europe Day.
"It is a groundbreaking parliamentary initiative and is the first of its kind in Europe," he said.
The chairman for the Joint Committee on European Affairs, John Deasy of Fine Gael, said the debate provided a "unique opportunity" for Irish people to "have their voices heard" on European issues.