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The Houses of the Oireachtas Service - Administration

The Houses of the Oireachtas Service is the office of the public service which provides administrative services to the Houses of the Oireachtas. There are approximately 420 full time equivalent civil servants of the State. The terms and conditions of their employment are set down in the general civil service statutory code together with the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 and the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts, 2003, 2006 and 2009.

The Secretary General is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Service and assisted in this regard by the Management Advisory Committee consisting of the 4 Directors. Directors have responsibility for the following areas;

  • Houses Services - Bills, Journal and Questions Offices, eDemocracy, Debates, Translation Services and Security, Visitors and office-keeping services                                                       
  • Committees, Information and Communications - Committee Secretariat, Broadcasting and Public Information (including FOI), Communications eConsultation and other initiatives to promote democracy
  • Seanad, Library and Research - Seanad operations, Library and Research and Interparliamentary relations
  • Corporate & Members' Services - Members' services, Human Resources, Finance, ICT, Parliamentary Legal Advice, Corporate Services

View the Organisation Chart of The Houses of the Oireachtas Service