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Committee on Justice and Equality (32nd Dáil)

14 Jan 2020

The committee shadows the Department of Justice and Equality and considers policy in the fields of justice, security, the rule of law and equality to ensure that Irish society is safe, secure, just, open-minded and impartial.

Date established: 16 Jun 2016

Date dissolved: 14 Jan 2020

House: 32nd Dáil, 25th Seanad

Latest Report

Direct provision

The Committee has published a report on direct provision and the international protection application process. The report concludes that the system needs root and branch reform or, preferably, replacement.

Press releases

17 Dec 2019, 15:23

Joint Committee on Justice and Equality to continue discussions on access to justice and legal costs

10 Dec 2019, 17:14

Joint Committee on Justice and Equality to resume discussions on access to justice and legal costs

3 Dec 2019, 16:01

Select Committee on Justice and Equality to consider Supplementary Estimate for Gardai and Committee Stage of Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019

Recent videos

Wed, 18 Dec 2019

Committee on Justice and Equality (32nd Dáil)

Access to Justice and Legal Costs (Resumed)

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Thu, 12 Dec 2019

Committee on Justice and Equality (32nd Dáil)

Report Launch: Report on Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process

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Wed, 11 Dec 2019

Committee on Justice and Equality (32nd Dáil)

Access to Justice & Legal Costs (Resumed)

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Recent documents

Wed, 18 Dec 2019

Opening Statement, Isolde Goggin, Chairperson, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Opening Statement, Isolde Goggin, Chairperson, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ()

Wed, 18 Dec 2019

Opening Statement, Gerry Hassett, Chief Executive (Interim), Insurance Ireland

Opening Statement, Gerry Hassett, Chief Executive (Interim), Insurance Ireland ()

Wed, 18 Dec 2019

Opening Statement, Brian J. Doherty, Chief Executive, Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA)

Opening Statement, Brian J. Doherty, Chief Executive, Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) ()

Recent reports

Thu, 12 Dec 2019

Report on Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process
Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process

Thu, 24 Oct 2019

Report on Reform of the Family Law System
Joint Committee on Justice and Equality Report on Reform of the Family Law System

Tue, 22 Oct 2019

Report on Spent Convictions
Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on Spent Convictions

Select committee

The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Department of Justice and Equality.

EU scrutiny

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EU scrutiny

All proposed EU legislation in the areas of justice and equality is scrutinized by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.

Committee contact details

If you have any queries regarding the Committee, please email committees.coord@oireachtas.ie.

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