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.
The Committee was renamed during the Dáil term (24 May 2021) and was previously the Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration.
Latest Report
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill
The Committee has completed its Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021.
The proposed Bill will amend the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. The rationale provided for drafting an amending piece of legislation is to improve processes and safeguards for those who will make use of the new decision-making supports.
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Feb 2022
Child Care (Amendment) [Guardian ad litem] Bill
The Committee has completed its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) [Guardian ad litem] Bill. The legislation aims to resolve issues and inconsistencies in the Guardian ad litem (GAL) system, so that children and their wishes are better represented in child care proceedings.
Press releases
16 May 2022, 18.04
Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth to discuss the response by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth to the Ukrainian crisis
9 May 2022, 14.00
Joint Committee on Children to discuss the EU Legislative Proposals on the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and with Tusla on the challenges facing foster carers and general foster care issues
9 May 2022, 10.00
Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth supports the people of Ukraine and in particular the Ukrainian children impacted by the war
Recent videos
Tue, 10 May 2022
Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Topic: Further Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: COM(2022) 112 on EU Scrutiny decision - Proposal re the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management
Tue, 3 May 2022
Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Topic: Committee Stage consideration of the Institutional Burials Bill 2022
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Topic: Detailed scrutiny of the Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020
Recent documents
Tue, 10 May
Opening statement, Bernard Gloster, CEO, TUSLA
Tue, 26 Apr
Opening statement, Sarah Benson, Chief Executive, Woman’s Aid
Tue, 26 Apr
Opening statement, Allison Graham, Chief Executive, Saoirse Domestic Violence Service
Recent reports
Fri, 8 Apr 2022
Report on Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021
Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Report on Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2021, April 2022
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
Report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) [Guardian ad litem] Bill 2021
Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Report on pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) [Guardian ad litem] Bill 2021
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill
Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill
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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
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