The committee shadows the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and considers general policy matters relating to the functions of the Department.
latest report
Broadcasting legislation and retransmission fees
The committee has completed its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and retransmission fees and published its report. It recommends that public service broadcasters should be permitted to charge retransmission fees to service providers and outlines options for the collection of licence fee or any future broadcasting charge.
Press releases
15 May 2018, 11.40
Climate Action & Environment Committee continues hearings on National Mitigation Plan
8 May 2018, 11.30
Communications, Climate Action & Environment Committee to discuss bin charge pricing
23 Apr 2018, 17.12
Communications, Climate Action & Environment Committee to discuss National Mitigation Plan
Recent videos
Wed, 16 May 2018
Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Progress in relation to the implementation of the actions proposed in the National Mitigation Plan (resumed)
Developments at Hinkley Point C Power Plant
Tue, 8 May 2018
Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Pricing Unit in relation to waste bin charges; Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Committee Stage consideration of the Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018
Recent debates
Tue, 8 May 2018
Joint Committee
Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
Select Committee
Message to Dáil
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
Joint Committee
Implementation of National Mitigation Plan: Discussion
Recent reports
Mon, 12 Mar 2018
Report, Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees
Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees
Fri, 9 Mar 2018
Work Programme 2018, Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Work Programme 2018
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
Report, Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Retransmission Fees
Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2017 and retransmission fees
Recent documents
Wed, 23 May
Submissions, Waste Reduction Bill 2017
Wed, 16 May
Opening statement, Paul McDonald, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Wed, 16 May
Opening statement, Dr Micheál Lehane, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
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EU scrutiny
All proposed EU legislation in the areas of communications,climate action and environment is scrutinized by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.
Committee contact details
Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
Clerk to the Committee:
Anita Gibbons
(01) 618 3575
(076) 100 1752
ccae@oireachtas.ie
Press Officer:
Ciaran Brennan
(01) 618 3903
(086) 049 6518
ciaran.brennan@oireachtas.ie