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.
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Press releases
14 Jun 2021, 15.30
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth to begin Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021
Recent videos
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021
Tue, 25 May 2021
Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Topic: Consideration of the National Action Plan for Childminding 2021-2028
Recent documents
Tue, 15 Jun
Opening statement, Bernard Gloster, CEO, TUSLA
Tue, 15 Jun
Opening statement, Conor O’Mahony, Special Rapporteur in Child Protection
Tue, 15 Jun
Opening statement, Orlaith Traynor, Chairperson, Adoption Authority of Ireland
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
Press officer
Robert Kennedy-Cochrane
(01) 618 4149
(085) 870 7436