Committee Room

Committees

Dáil Éireann has its own specialised Committee system which advises on a wide range of legislative, social, economic and financial business.

Other work conducted by these Committees includes the processing of proposals for legislation (Bills) at Committee Stage and the examination of Government expenditure through scrutiny of Estimates.

The setting up of a well organised system of Joint Committees has resulted in Deputies and Senators having additional opportunities to participate to an even greater extent in specialised parliamentary work where they take evidence from interest groups, meet witnesses or invite key Departmental officials in on specific issues of interest.

A total of 1,300 witnesses gave evidence before Committees in 2008. On an ongoing basis Committees publish reports and results of investigations. These reports are available here; Committee Reports

Most Committees meet in public session and their proceedings are televised. Representatives of the media and members of the public may attend. 

Link to Committees

Obair na gCoistí

I dtaca le Coistí de, tá a sainchóras féin ag Dáil Éireann ar córas é trína dtugtar comhairle ar réimse leathan saincheisteanna a bhaineann le reachtaíocht, leis an tsochaí, leis an ngeilleagar agus le cúrsaí airgeadais. Déanann na Coistí obair de chineál eile freisin lena n-airítear próiseáil tograí le haghaidh reachtaíochta (Billí) ag Céim an Choiste agus scrúdú a dhéanamh ar chaiteachas an Rialtais trí ghrinnscrúdú a dhéanamh ar mheastacháin. Mar gheall ar bhunú córais dhea-eagraithe Comhchoistí, bíonn deiseanna breise ag Teachtaí agus ag Seanadóirí chun páirt níos mó ná riamh a ghlacadh in obair shainiúil pharlaiminteach trína mbíonn siad ag gabháil d’fhianaise a ghlacadh ó ghrúpaí leasmhara, ag bualadh le finnéithe nó ag iarraidh ar oifigigh chuí de chuid Ranna teacht os a gcomhair chun labhairt faoi nithe sonracha ar díol spéise iad.

Thug 1,300 finné san iomlán fianaise os comhair Coistí sa bhliain 2008.

Tagann an chuid is mó de na Coistí le chéile i seisiún poiblí agus déantar a gcuid imeachtaí a theilifísiú. Ceadaítear d’ionadaithe ó na meáin agus do dhaoine den phobal freastal ar na seisiúin phoiblí.