The committee shadows the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Latest Report
Electoral Reform
The Committee has published a report on its pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Electoral Reform 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
15 Sep 2021, 15.45
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage to begin Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Tailte Éireann Bill 2020
8 Sep 2021, 15.06
Oireachtas Housing Committee to resume pre-legislative scrutiny of the Planning and Development Bill 2021
6 Sep 2021, 13.23
Oireachtas Housing Committee to begin pre-legislative scrutiny of the Planning and Development Bill 2021.
Recent videos
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment)(LSRD) Bill 2021 (resumed)
Tue, 7 Sep 2021
Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment)(LSRD) Bill 2021
Recent documents
Thu, 16 Sep
Opening statement, Emma Reeves, Principal Officer, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
Thu, 9 Sep
Opening statement, James Benson, Director, Housing, Planning and Development Services, Construction Industry Federation (CIF)
Thu, 9 Sep
Opening statement, Kevin Kelly, Chief Executive, Mayo County Council , County and City Management Association (CCMA)
Recent reports
Thu, 19 Aug 2021
Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020
Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020, July 2021
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
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