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About committees
Oireachtas committees advise the Houses of the Oireachtas on a range of specific areas. Committee members include TDs, Senators or both.
Committees receive submissions and presentations from members of the public, interest groups and Government Departments. Their public meetings are broadcast live and recorded and they may publish reports on specific issues.
Committees also scrutinise Government expenditure and debate proposed legislation.
Committees 33rd Dáil / 26th Seanad
- Business Committee
- Committee of Public Accounts
- Committee of Selection (Seanad Éireann)
- Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Committee on Assisted Dying
- Committee on Autism
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight
- Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Committee on Disability Matters
- Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Committee on Environment and Climate Action
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community (2023)
- Committee on Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann
- Committee on Members’ Interests of Seanad Éireann
- Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Dáil Éireann)
- Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight (Seanad Éireann)
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen
- Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
- Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform
- Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
- Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community
- Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media
- Committee on Transport and Communications
- Committee on Agriculture and the Marine
- Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
- Committee on Climate Action
- Committee on Gender Equality
- Committee on International Surrogacy
- Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
- Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
If you are interested in responding to a call for submissions to a public consultation, it is important that you read our guidance page.
Scrutiny of Estimates
How do Committees scrutinise Government spending?
Scrutinising Government spending is one of the important functions of Dáil Éireann and its select Committees. Find out more about the process by which Committees scrutinise the Government's annual Estimates for spending on public services.
Recent debates
Thu, 16 May 2024
Committee Of Public Accounts
Business of Committee
Wed, 15 May 2024
Committee On Budgetary Oversight
Business of Select Committee
Wed, 15 May 2024
Joint Committee On Enterprise, Trade And Employment
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Businesses: Discussion
Wed, 15 May 2024
Joint Committee On Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach
Press releases
23 Oct 2023, 16:09
Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge chun a thuarascáil ar An tSeirbhís Phoiblí Eircode agus an Dualgas Reachtúil Teanga a bhaineann léi a sheoladh amárach
18 Oct 2023, 16:15
Committee of Public Accounts to examine 2021 Financial Statements of Children’s Health Ireland and National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
15 Feb 2023, 19:22
Good Friday Committee to hear from former minister Liz O’Donnell
15 Feb 2023, 17:00
Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to discuss Climate Action Plan 2023 with Minister Eamon Ryan
Recent reports
Thu, 8 Feb 2024
Third revised report of the Business Committee for 8 - 9 February 2023
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Wednesday to Thursday, 8 - 9 February 2023
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
European Union Scrutiny Work Programme 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media European Union Scrutiny Work Programme 2023, February 2023
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
Second revised report of the Business Committee for 15 - 16 February 2023
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Wednesday to Thursday, 15 - 16 February 2023
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
Report on Assessments of Need for Children
Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Report on Assessments of Need for Children, February 2023
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Scrutiny of EU legislation
What happens when the EU proposes new legislation for member states? This infographic outlines how the Oireachtas reviews and responds to such proposals.
Parliamentary inquiries
A number of parliamentary inquiries have been conducted by the Houses of the Oireachtas. The reports of these parliamentary inquiries have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Archive
To find a report published by a committee of a previous Dáil, search the Oireachtas Library & Research Service catalogue. There, you will find all committee reports and other documents laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.
If you are interested in what was said at a public meeting of a committee, visit the committee debates page and search by date.
For other information about committees of the 31st Dáil, which sat from March 2011 to February 2016, you could browse the archive of committees of the 31st Dáil.
Glossary
Do you know your standing committees from your joint committees from your select committees? Decode parliamentary jargon with our A to Z guide.
Useful info
What are standing Committees?
Standing Committees are established by Standing Orders of the Oireachtas and fulfill functions that are required by every parliament, such as the scrutiny of public accounts.
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What is the difference between select and joint Committees?
A select Committee includes Members from either the Dáil or the Seanad, but not both. A joint Committee has Members from both Dáil and Seanad.