Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Monday, 23 March 2015

  • Seanad Public Consultation Committee (0 speeches)
    The Select Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Senator Paul Bradford, Senator Darragh O'Brien,* Senator Paul Coghlan, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell, Senator Martin Conway,* Senator Diarmuid...
    • Farm Safety: Discussion (150 speeches)
      I am very pleased to open the hearings of the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on farm safety. This meeting is the second part of a process which began last December with a public invitation...

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What are Committees?

Committees in the Oireachtas are where TDs and Senators discuss amendments to government legislation, scrutinise public expenditure and organisations, and take evidence from expert witnesses and civil servants.

'Joint' committees and subcommittees contain members of both the Dáil and Seanad. 'Select' committees and subcommittees contain only TDs.