Committees videos

Topics: Engagement with An Tánaiste to brief on Foreign Affairs Council and UN matters and the Individually Tailored Partnershi...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from the Irish Emergency Alliance to discuss the work of their organisation

Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Engagement with the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces t...

Topic: Representative associations of the Defence Forces to discuss the general scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023

Topics: 2024 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 36 (Defence), Vote 35 (Army Pensions) and 2024 Revised Estimates for P...

Topic: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023

Topic: Ireland’s SIDS strategy, the impact of climate change in countries supported by Irish Aid and an update on development ...

Topic: To provide the members with an update on the current situation in Ukraine

Topic: 2023 Supplementary Estimates for Public Services - Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs), Vote 27 (International Co-operation)

Topic: Representatives from Dóchas to discuss Budget 2024, Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending in 2024, COP28, and t...

Topic: UN OCHA briefing the committee on the global humanitarian landscape and OCHA’s role in the global humanitarian response

Topic: To discuss matters considered at meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council, developments within the department, upcoming pl...

Topic: Current issues facing members of the Defence Forces

Topic: Engagement with Officials from the Department of Defence to discuss the implementation of the recommendations of the Repo...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from the Reserve Defence Forces Representative Association (RDFRA)

Topic: Engagement with representatives from Church in Chains

Topic: Engagement with representatives from Dóchas to discuss their pre-budget submission ahead of Budget 2024

Topic: The Implementation Oversight Group of the High-Level Action Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces

Topic: Representatives from The National Cyber Security Centre to discuss the work of the organisation

Topic: Disinformation and hybrid threats including from the context of geopolitical shifts

Topic: Engagement with representatives from the IIEA to discuss their recent publications on hybrid threats and threats to the n...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from Dóchas to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals

Topic: Committee Stage consideration of the Civil Defence Bill 2023

Topic: Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Seán Clancy - to discuss the work and priorities for the Irish ...

Topic: Representatives from the Civil Defence - to brief the Committee on the work of the Civil Defence and plans and priorities...

Topic: To brief the Committee on matters considered at meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and priorities for the year ahead...

Topics: To provide an update on the current situation in Ukraine and To provide an update on the current situation in Ukraine in...

Topics: 2023 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 36 (Defence), Vote 35 (Army Pensions) and 2023 Revised Estimates for P...

Topic: Engagement with Dochas to discuss their analysis of COP27 and its implications for Ireland's policy for international dev...

Topic: Colm Brophy, Minister of State with responsibility for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora to brief the Committee on hi...

Topic: 2022 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 36 (Defence), Vote 35 (Army Pensions), Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs), Vote ...

Topic: Engagement with members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian Parliament) to provide an update on the situation in ...

Topic: Engagement with DOCHAS to discuss the global food crisis: Update on Famine in the Horn of Africa and looking ahead to COP...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from Justice for Colombia

Topic: Report of the Commission on Defence Forces

Topic: Engagement with the Minister for Foreign Affairs to brief the Committee on matters considered at meetings of the Foreign ...

Topics: Motion on the reports by the Minister for Defence, regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 20...

Topic: Engagement with the Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation to discuss the situation i...

Topic: Engagement Representatives from Dóchas to discuss their pre budget submission and the Global Food Crisis with a particul...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from the UN Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund to discuss their work in response to th...

Topic: Engagement on Ukraine: An update on the current situation in Ukraine

Topic: Engagement with representatives from The Irish Consortium on Gender Based Violence to discuss their work in particular, t...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from Crosscare Migrant Project and the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centre's to discuss...

Topic: Committee Stage consideration of the Defence Forces (Evidence) Bill 2019

Topic: To discuss Amnesty International’s report Israel’s Apartheid against Palestinians.

Topic: To discuss the report of the UN Special Rapporteur entitled Israel’s conduct of its occupation of the Palestinian terri...

Topic: To discuss the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with Dochas, International Committee of the Red Cross, Concern Worldwide an...

Topic: Update on the crisis in Ukraine

Topic: Motion on 2022 Estimates for Public Services for Vote 27 (international Co-operation) and Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs)

Topic: Motion on Estimate for Public Services for Vote 35 (Army Pensions) and Vote 36 (Defence)

Topic: Engagement with Amnesty International to discuss their report - Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians

Topic: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador H.E. Ms. Larysa Gerasko to discuss the current security situation in Ukraine

Topics: Part A - Engagement with Representatives from N.G.O's to discuss Education in developing countries, Part B - Engagement ...

Topic: Engagement with His Excellency Ambassador Yuriy Filatov, to discuss Russia's Foreign Policy and Security in Europe

Topic: Engagement with representatives of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Topic: Engagement with Eamon Gilmore EU Special Representative for Human Rights; EU Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colom...

Topic: Engagement with representatives from the Irish Coalition on Business and Human Rights (ICBHR)

Topic: Issues facing veterans of the Defence Forces

Topic: To brief the Committee on matters considered at meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the UN Security Council

Topic: Engagement with Dochas, Oxfam, Concern and WorldVision to discuss COP26 and its potential impact on the developing world

Topic: Motion on the terms of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, and th...

Topic: Engagement with the Ambassador of Turkey to Ireland in respect of Turkish Foreign Policy and Turkey Ireland relations

Topics: Engagement with the Reserve Defence Force Representative Association (RDFRA) to discuss issues facing the Reserve and th...

Topic: Engagement with Martin Fraser, Secretary to Government and Secretary General to the Department of An Taoiseach, to discus...

Topic: Engagement with Frontline Defenders to discuss their work with a focus on their work in Afghanistan

Topic: To discuss the appointment of Special Envoys 

Topics: Minister Simon Coveney (i) To discuss the appointment of Special Envoys and (ii) to discuss the current situation in Afg...

Topic: Engagement with the Belarusian opposition leader, Ms. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Topic: Meeting with Dóchas to discuss their pre-budget submission

Topic: Discussion on immigration matters in the U.S

Topic: Discussion on issues related to the Defence Forces

Topic: Discussion on the First Annual Report of the oversight group on Women, Peace and Security

Topic: The plight of the Yazidis in Iraq

Topic: 2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 27 (International Co-operation), Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs)

Topic: Implementation of the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia

Topic: To discuss issues in relation to the Defence Forces

2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 35 (Army Pensions), Vote 36 (Defence)

Topic: Displacements and demolitions in the occupied Palestinian territory

Topic: Displacements and demolitions in the occupied Palestinian territory

Topic: Displacements and demolitions in the occupied Palestinian territory

Topic: To brief the Committee on matters considered at meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the UN Security Council

Topic: Discussion on the current situation in Myanmar

Topic: Discussion on The Commission on the Defence forces with Chair Aidan O’Driscoll

Topics: Motion on Ireland’s participation in the European Defence Agency Project – Maritime Surveillance (MARSUR) Networking...

Topic: Discussion on Gender Equality and the impact of Covid-19

Topic: Discussion on the Syrian conflict and its 10-year Anniversary with NGOs including Trocaire, SAWA for Development and Aid,...

Topic: To discuss equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for low and middle income countries

Topics: Engagement with the Ambassador of Russia, Engagement with the Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Uni...

Topics: Part 1. Engagement with the Ambassador of Georgia, Part 2. Engagement with the Ambassador of Israel

Topics: Part 1: Engagement with the Ambassador Head of Mission of Palestine, Part 2: Engagement with the Chargé d'Affaires of U...

Topics: Committee Stage consideration of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020, Imeachtaí of the 22nd October 2020

Topics: Minutes of the meeting of 3rd November 2020, To discuss matters considered at meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council.

Topics: 2020 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 36 (Defence), Vote 35 (Army Pensions), 2020 Revised Estimates for Publ...

Topics: Minutes of the meeting of 30th September 2020, Election of Vice-Chair

Topic: Welcome and Business of the Committee, Election of Vice-Chair, EU Scrutiny