The committee receives and processes public petitions submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas. Members of the public may submit petitions directly to the committee.
Press releases
12 Jun 2018, 16.10
Petitions Committee to meet on Wednesday
29 May 2018, 15.44
Ombudsman to address Petitions Committee on Nursing Home sector complaints
15 May 2018, 14.35
Disability activists to detail Ireland’s support for personal assistants at Public Petitions Committee hearing
Leaflet
How do I submit a petition to the committee?
Read our leaflet explaining the work of the the Committee on Public Petitions and how you can submit a petition.
Go online
Submit a petition online
The committee has a dedicated website for receiving petitions electronically from the public.
Recent videos
Recent debates
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Joint Committee
Decisions on Public Petitions Received
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
Joint Committee
Decisions on Public Petitions Received
Wed, 30 May 2018
Joint Committee
Nursing Home Casebook: Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall
Recent documents
Wed, 30 May
Opening statement, Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman
Wed, 16 May
Opening statement, Dr. Joanne McCarthy and Mr. Garry Toner, Disability Federation of Ireland
Wed, 16 May
Opening statement, Mr. Owen Collumb and Ms. Eileen Daly, Áiseanna Tacaíochta
Recent publications
Wed, 19 Apr 2017
How to Submit a Petition
Petitions committee leaflet with details of how to submit a petition to the committee
Make a submission
Committees issue calls for submissions on issues they are considering. There are no current calls for submissions, however you can make a submission to a committee at any time. Please read our guidelines before you send your submission.
Submission guidelines
Before you make a submission to an Oireachtas committee, please read our guidelines document. It gives a brief overview of the purpose of submissions and the format you should use when you make a submission.
Committee contact details
Committee on Public Petitions
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
Clerk to the Committee:
Tom Sheridan
(01) 618 4215
(076) 100 1757
submitapetition@oireachtas.ie
Press Officer:
Nuala Walsh
(01) 618 3437
(086) 410 0898
nuala.walsh@oireachtas.ie