24 May 2021
The Committee considers and reports to the Houses of the Oireachtas on the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the State bodies within the responsibility of the Department.
Latest Report
Parent's leave
The Committee has completed its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Parent's Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2020. The Bill seeks to increase the period of parent’s leave from two weeks to five weeks to be taken in the first two years.
Press releases
24 May 2021, 14.00
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration to consider National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028
17 May 2021, 15.45
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration to meet Minister O’Gorman for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny on Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
13 May 2021, 15.00
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration invites written submissions on General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021
Recent videos
Tue, 18 May 2021
Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (resumed)
Tue, 11 May 2021
Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Topic: Consideration of Ombudsman for Children Report entitled “Unmet Needs” (resumed)
Tue, 27 Apr 2021
Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Topic: Pre-Legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill (resumed)
Recent documents
Thu, 15 Jul
Submission, the Association of Mixed Race Irish
Tue, 18 May
Opening statement, Roderic O'Gorman T.D., Minister, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Tue, 11 May
Opening statement, Anne Rabbitte T.D., Minister, Department of Health
Recent reports
Fri, 26 Feb 2021
Report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Parent's Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2020
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Parent's Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2020
Tue, 29 Dec 2020
Work Programme 2020/2021
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Work Programme 2020/2021
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the relevant Department.
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EU scrutiny
All proposed EU legislation in the area of children and youth affairs is scrutinized by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.
Committee contact details
Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
Press officer
Robert Kennedy-Cochrane
(01) 618 4149
(085) 870 7436
robert.kennedy-cochrane@oireachtas.ie