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About committees
Oireachtas committees advise the Houses of the Oireachtas on a range of specific areas. Committee members include TDs, Senators or both. Committees receive submissions and presentations from members of the public, interest groups and Government Departments. Their public meetings are broadcast live and recorded and they may publish reports on specific issues. Committees also scrutinise Government expenditure and debate proposed legislation.
Committees 32nd Dáil / 25th Seanad
- Business Committee
- Committee of Public Accounts
- Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny
- Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight
- Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
- Committee on Climate Action
- Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Committee on Education and Skills
- Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
- Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
- Committee on Justice and Equality
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
- Committee on Members’ Interests (Dáil Éireann)
- Committee on Procedure (Dáil Éireann)
- Committee on Public Petitions
- Committee on Rural and Community Development
- Committee on Social Protection
- Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
- Committee on the Future of Healthcare
Members of the Committee with representatives from the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI) and the Irish Refugee Council (IRC)
Direct provision and the international protection application process
The Committee on Justice and Equality has published a report on direct provision and the international protection application process. The Committee held a series of public hearings in May and June with stakeholder groups and visited direct provision centres in Mosney and Monaghan. The report concludes that the system needs root and branch reform or, preferably, replacement.
Recent debates
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Joint Committee On Health
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Joint Committee On Transport, Tourism And Sport
Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Joint Committee On Climate Action
Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed)
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Joint Committee On Children And Youth Affairs
Insurance Cover for Crèches: Discussion
Press releases
8 Jan 2020, 13.21
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence offers deepest sympathies to Australian Ambassador on devastating impact of bush fires and condolences on loss of life
7 Jan 2020, 12.57
Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs extends deadline for written submissions on the General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
20 Dec 2019, 13.08
Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs calls for written submissions on the General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
18 Dec 2019, 17.09
Business, Enterprise and Innovation Committee moves closer to compelling the Director of Corporate Enforcement to provide submission relating to Fitzpatrick Trial
Recent reports
Mon, 13 Jan 2020
Report on Consultation on Ireland’s final integrated National Energy & Climate Plan 2021 – 2030
Joint Committee on Climate Action Report on Consultation on Ireland’s final integrated National Energy & Climate Plan 2021 – 2030
Thu, 19 Dec 2019
Report of Detailed Scrutiny on Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence detailed scrutiny report on Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Report of the Joint Committee on Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019
Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government report of the Joint Committee on Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
Brexit Progress Report
Final report of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU looking at how its recommendations from 2017 had been implemented, the progress made in the negotiations between the EU and the UK and preparedness and contingency plans in Ireland for the UK’s withdrawal.
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Scrutiny of EU legislation
What happens when the EU proposes new legislation for member states? This infographic outlines how the Oireachtas reviews and responds to such proposals.
Parliamentary inquiries
A number of parliamentary inquiries have been conducted by the Houses of the Oireachtas. The reports of these parliamentary inquiries have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Archive
To find a report published by a committee of a previous Dáil, search the Oireachtas Library & Research Service catalogue. There, you will find all committee reports and other documents laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
If you are interested in what was said at a public meeting of a committee, visit the committee debates page and search by date.
For other information about committees of the 31st Dáil, which sat from March 2011 to February 2016, you could browse the archive of committees of the 31st Dáil.
Glossary
Do you know your standing committees from your joint committees from your select committees? Decode parliamentary jargon with our A to Z guide.
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What are standing Committees?
Standing Committees are established by Standing Orders of the Oireachtas and fulfill functions that are required by every parliament, such as the scrutiny of public accounts.
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What is the difference between select and joint Committees?
A select Committee includes Members from either the Dáil or the Seanad, but not both. A joint Committee has Members from both Dáil and Seanad.
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What financial scrutiny do select Committees do?
This infographic illustrates the Dáil select Committees and the ministerial Vote groups which each one scrutinises.