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
26 Apr 2021, 12.50
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration to resume Pre-Legislative Scrutiny on Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
13 Apr 2021, 14.00
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration to consider Pre-Legislative Scrutiny on Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
1 Mar 2021, 11.57
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration to discuss ‘Unmet Needs’ report with HSE
Recent videos
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)
Wed, 14 Apr 2021
Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Topic: Pre-Legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
Tue, 23 Mar 2021
Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Topics: 2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 40 (Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth), 2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 25 (Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Recent documents
Tue, 27 Apr
Opening statement, Alice Coughlan, The Collaborative Forum
Tue, 27 Apr
Opening statement, Sidney Herdman, The Collaborative Forum
Tue, 27 Apr
Opening statement, Maree Ryan-O’Brien, Aitheantas
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