Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 January 2016

  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
    The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Dara Calleary, Senator David Cullinane, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator Feargal Quinn. Deputy Seán Kyne, Deputy John Lyons, Deputy...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      Apologies have been received from Deputies John Lyons and Anthony Lawlor. We have a busy schedule today and we will return to housekeeping matters following the presentation by the Minister of...
    • Zero-Hour Contracts: Discussion (26 speeches)
      I remind Members, visitors and those in the Visitors Gallery to please ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as, even in silent mode, they do cause...

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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.