The committee shadows the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Defence.
Press releases
16 Dec 2020, 12.36
Foreign Affairs Committee to hear from Russia’s Ambassador to Ireland and Ireland’s Permanent Representative to the UN
9 Dec 2020, 16.17
Oireachtas Committee to hear from the Ambassador of Georgia and the Ambassador of Israel
2 Dec 2020, 15.55
Oireachtas Committee to hear from the Head of Mission of Palestine and the Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine
Recent videos

Thu, 17 Dec 2020
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Topics: Engagement with the Ambassador of Russia, Engagement with the Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Topics: Part 1. Engagement with the Ambassador of Georgia, Part 2. Engagement with the Ambassador of Israel

Thu, 3 Dec 2020
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Topics: Part 1: Engagement with the Ambassador Head of Mission of Palestine, Part 2: Engagement with the Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine
Recent documents
Thu, 17 Dec
Opening statement, H.E. Yury Anatoliyevich Filatov, Ambassador of Russia, Embassy of Russia
Thu, 17 Dec
Opening statement, Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Ireland, United Nations in New York
Thu, 10 Dec
Opening statement, George Zurabashvili, Ambassador of Georgia, Embassy of Georgia
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Defence.
EU scrutiny
All proposed EU legislation in the areas of agriculture, food and the marine is scrutinized by the committee and decisions are made regarding such proposals.
Committee contact details
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin
D02 XR20
Press officer
Petrina Vousden
(01) 618 3437
(085) 8745 295
petrina.vousden@oireachtas.ie