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Committees

Fri, 22 May

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Mon, 25 May

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Thu, 28 May

Fri, 29 May

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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 34th Dáil / 27th Seanad

Committees 33rd Dáil / 26th Seanad

How do Committees scrutinise Government spending?

Financial scrutiny

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 and other financial aspects of spending for public services.

Recent debates

Thu, 21 May 2026

Committee Of Public Accounts
Climate Action Fund – Financial Statements 2024

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Wed, 20 May 2026

Joint Committee On Arts, Media, Communications, Culture And Sport
Engagement with RTÉ on Funding and Pensions

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Wed, 20 May 2026

Select Committee On Climate, Environment And Energy
Message to Dáil

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Tue, 19 May 2026

Joint Committee On Artificial Intelligence
Images, Deepfakes and Consent: Discussion

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Press releases

22 May 2026, 14:28

Eleventh plenary session of the North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association (NSIPA) takes place in Leinster House

20 May 2026, 19:39

Committee of Public Accounts to meet the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

20 May 2026, 16:12

The Joint Committee on Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the Joint Committee on Disability Matters meets for further engagement on Accessibility and Assistive Technology

20 May 2026, 16:00

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community to discuss Traveller Accommodation at Labre Park, Ballyfermot

20 May 2026, 15:35

Seanad Select Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency to meet with European Affairs Minister Thomas Byrne

Recent reports

Fri, 22 May 2026

Fri, 22 May 2026

Report of the Business Committee for 26 - 28 May 2026
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Tuesday - Thursday, 26 - 28 May 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026

Report on the Housing Situation in the Gaeltacht
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Report on the Housing Situation in the Gaeltacht

Wed, 20 May 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026

Challenges to the delivery of Offshore Renewable Energy
Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy, Challenges to the delivery of Offshore Renewable Energy

Tue, 19 May 2026

Tue, 19 May 2026

Revised Report of the Business Committee for 19 - 21 May 2026
Arrangement for business and business schedule for Tuesday - Thursday, 19 - 21 May 2026

Scrutiny of EU legislation

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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.

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