The committee scrutinises the work of the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Latest report
Ulster Bank
The Committee is preparing a wide-ranging report on banking matters as part of its general scrutiny role in this area. The Committee has decided to publish this interim report relating to Ulster Bank.
Recent press releases
9 Nov 2021, 17.40
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to discuss Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021 and Corporate Tax Rate changes with Minister Donohoe
12 Oct 2021, 12.45
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to begin detailed scrutiny of Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020
5 Oct 2021, 16.00
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to resume pre-legislative scrutiny of General Scheme of Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021
28 Sep 2021, 16.40
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to resume pre-legislative scrutiny of General Scheme of Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021
21 Sep 2021, 16.55
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to begin pre-legislative scrutiny of General Scheme of Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021
6 Jul 2021, 16.30
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to begin pre-legislative scrutiny of General Scheme of Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021
29 Jun 2021, 16.15
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to discuss general banking matters with AIB
22 Jun 2021, 17.10
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to discuss general banking matters with Permanent TSB
16 Jun 2021, 16.15
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to resume scrutiny of Consumer Credit Amendment Bill 2018
15 Jun 2021, 18.30
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach to discuss general banking matters
Recent videos
Wed, 10 Nov 2021
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Topics: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021 (resumed), Corporation tax rate changes update
Wed, 3 Nov 2021
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021
Wed, 13 Oct 2021
Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Topic: Detailed scrutiny of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020
Recent opening statements and submissions
Wed, 10 Nov
Opening statement, Mr. Paschal Donohoe T.D., Minister for Finance, Department of Finance
Wed, 3 Nov
Opening statement, Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation - Policy & Risk, Central Bank of Ireland
Wed, 13 Oct
Opening statement, Sherry Perreault, Head of Ethics and Lobbying Regulation, Standards in Public Office Commission
Recent reports
Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Political contribution on COM(2021)749
Political Contribution on Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards conferral of implementing powers to the Commission to determine the meaning of the terms used in certain provisions of that Directive
Tue, 16 Feb 2021
Interim Report on Banking – Ulster Bank
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach Interim Report on Banking – Ulster Bank February 2021
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
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EU scrutiny
All proposed EU legislation in the area of education and skills is scrutinized by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.
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