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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 34th Dáil / 27th Seanad

Committees 33rd Dáil / 26th Seanad

How do Committees scrutinise Government spending?

Financial scrutiny

How do Committees scrutinise Government spending?

Scrutinising Government spending is one of the important functions of Dáil Éireann and its select Committees. Find out more about the process by which Committees scrutinise the Government's annual Estimates and other financial aspects of spending for public services.

Recent debates

Thu, 4 Dec 2025

Committee Of Public Accounts
Special Report No. 118 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Governance, internal control and value for money issues in Inland Fisheries Ireland

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Wed, 3 Dec 2025

Select Committee On Enterprise, Tourism And Employment
Message to Dáil

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Wed, 3 Dec 2025

Select Committee On Climate, Environment And Energy
Message to Dáil

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Wed, 3 Dec 2025

Select Committee On Transport
Message to Dáil

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Press releases

10 Dec 2025, 17:24

Public Accounts Committee to examine 2024 accounts and financial statements of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners

10 Dec 2025, 16:30

Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community to discuss ‘Traveller Health: Research and Evidence Base’

10 Dec 2025, 14:08

Joint Committee on Drugs Use to discuss substance use and neurodiversity

9 Dec 2025, 18:27

Disability Matters Committee to discuss autonomy and integrity for persons with disabilities with Safeguarding Ireland and Inclusion Ireland

Recent reports

Tue, 9 Dec 2025

Tue, 9 Dec 2025

Revised report of the Business Committee for 9 - 11 December 2025
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Tuesday - Thursday, 9 - 11 December 2025

Fri, 5 Dec 2025

Fri, 5 Dec 2025

Report of the Business Committee for 9 - 11 December 2025
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Tuesday - Thursday, 9 - 11 December 2025

Thu, 4 Dec 2025

Thu, 4 Dec 2025

Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025
Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025

Tue, 2 Dec 2025

Tue, 2 Dec 2025

Revised Report of the Business Committee for 2 - 4 December 2025
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Tuesday- Thursday, 2 - 4 December 2025

Scrutiny of EU legislation

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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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