The Committee scrutinises the work of the Department of Social Protection and Department of Rural and Community Development and their respective agencies, and examines expenditure, policy related aspects and EU matters.
Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill
In considering the proposed legislation, the Committee recommends using bands to set the payment rates and that the Department should publish a poverty and gender impact analysis of the proposal to individualise payment.
Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022
In examining this legislation, which seeks to crate a register of property deposits in banks, the Committee welcomes the objective of creating a framework to allow for the identification and retention of unclaimed property in safe deposit boxes of historical, archaeological or historic importance and to make such property available to the State.
Press releases
6 Mar 2024, 12:37
Social Protection Committee publishes report on the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024
13 Feb 2024, 14:46
Social Protection Committee to discuss energy poverty and retrofitting with officials from the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
9 Feb 2024, 11:43
Work programme for 2024 published by Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
Recent videos
Wed, 28 Feb 2024
Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
Topic: Engagement on energy poverty, specifically in reference to the retrofitting of homes and suitability of fuel allowance to...
Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
Topics: Engagement on energy poverty, specifically in reference to the retrofitting of homes and suitability of fuel allowance t...
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
Topic: Engagement on energy poverty, specifically in reference to the retrofitting of homes and suitability of fuel allowance to...
Recent documents
Thu, 7 Mar 2024
Correspondence, Roderic O’Gorman T.D., Minister, Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
Submission, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Tue, 5 Mar 2024
Submission, Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
Recent reports
Wed, 6 Mar 2024
Report on the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, Report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Social Insurance and Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit Provisions) Bill 2024, March 2024
Fri, 9 Feb 2024
Work Programme 2024
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands Work Programme 2024, February 2024
Fri, 9 Feb 2024
Annual Report 2022
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands Annual Report 2022, January 2024
Select committee
The select committee comprises only Dáil Members. It meets to consider legislation and Estimates relating to the Committee's remit.
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.