The committee shadows the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Latest publication
Affordable housing
The Committee has published a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of an Affordable Housing Bill 2020. The Committee has identified several issues and made recommendations on these issues which are explained in detail in the body of the report.
Press releases
28 Jun 2021, 16.00
Joint Committee on Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to resume scrutiny on Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City & County) Bill 2021
23 Jun 2021, 16.45
Joint Committee on Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss report on interim report on mortality in single homeless population
21 Jun 2021, 16.50
Joint Committee on Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to discuss Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Electoral Reform Bill with Minister Malcolm Noonan
Recent videos
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Topic: Section 254 Regulations for National Broadband Ireland rollout
Tue, 6 Jul 2021
Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Topic: Local Property Tax
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (resumed)
Recent documents
Wed, 28 Jul
Submission, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, HLGH-224a-2021
Wed, 28 Jul
Submission, Atheist Ireland, HLGH-231a-2021
Wed, 28 Jul
Submission, Facebook, HLGH-241a-2021
Recent reports
Tue, 11 May 2021
Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 May 2021
Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Interim Report on Homelessness
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Interim Report on Homelessness April 2021
Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Work Programme 2020/2021
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Work Programme 2020/2021
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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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 Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin
D02 XR20
Press officer
Robert Kennedy-Cochrane
(01) 618 4149
(085) 870 7436