The Seanad is to break its summer recess and re-convene on Tuesday August 20th to discuss EU organ donation law.
The move follows a petition from twenty senators to debate the regulations.
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For the law to be changed, the approval of the Dáil would be required before the end of the month, which is seen as unlikely to happen.
Meanwhile,
A new opinion poll shows nearly half of voters would support the abolition of the Seanad.
The Red C survey for Paddy Power has also found that 36 percent of Irish people are in favour of keeping the upper house.
Earlier in the summer the Seanad passed a bill providing for a referendum on its own abolition.
