The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has requested the Dáil sits on Friday to discuss the Eighth Amendment.
The Government is hopeful of introducing a bill to officially call a referendum on abortion on Thursday.
They are waiting for tomorrow’s Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unborn before publishing the bill.
The Taoiseach is eager for a debate on the issue to start this week as the Dáil is off next week.