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Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

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Last updated - 13 Feb 2026, 17:53

17 Feb 2026, 15:00, CR1, LH 2000

Engagement on Civil Legal Aid

- Ms. Sarah Benson, CEO, Women's Aid

- Seán Guerin SC, Chair of the Council, The Bar of Ireland

- Ms. Cliona Cleary BL, Chair of the Civil State Bar Committee, The Bar of Ireland

- Ms. Eilis Barry, Chief Executive, Free Legal Advice Centres

- Mr. Christopher Bowes, Policy & Public Affairs Manager, Free Legal Advice Centres

- Ms. Joan Crawford, Chief Executive Officer, Legal Aid Board

- Ms. Emily Sherlock, Director of Internal Service Delivery (Civil), Legal Aid Board

- Mr. Keith Walsh S.C., Member of the Family and Child Law Committee, Law Society of Ireland

- Dr. Brian Hunt, Director of Policy at the Law Society of Ireland, Law Society of Ireland

Private Session

The Committee shadows the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and considers policy in the fields of justice, security and the rule of law to ensure that Irish society is safe, secure, just, open-minded and impartial.

Date established: 13 May 2025

House: 34th Dáil, 27th Seanad

Recent videos

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Topic: Briefing from the Department on the General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill

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Tue, 27 Jan 2026

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Topic: Engagement with the Minister on Bail Laws; drug related intimidation and violence; coercion of youth and children; and re...

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Tue, 20 Jan 2026

Tue, 20 Jan 2026

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Topic: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of a General Scheme: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence and International Instrume...

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Recent documents

Tue, 27 Jan

Opening statement, Jim O’Callaghan T.D., Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Opening statement, Jim O’Callaghan T.D., Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration ()

Wed, 21 Jan

Submission, Dr. Ian Marder

Submission, Dr. Ian Marder ()

Wed, 21 Jan

Submission, Irish Penal Reform Trust

Submission, Irish Penal Reform Trust ()

Recent reports

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill
Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on the Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

Annual Report 2025
Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Annual Report 2025

Wed, 21 Jan 2026

Wed, 21 Jan 2026

Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024
Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Report on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Children (Amendment) Bill 2024

Committee contact details

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Leinster House

Kildare Street

Dublin 2

D02 XR20

+353 (0) 1 618 4237

Clerk to the Committee

Alan Guidon

justice@oireachtas.ie

Press officer

Áine McMahon

(01) 618 4643

Aine.McMahon@oireachtas.ie

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