Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
    The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas Byrne, Senator Maria Byrne, Deputy Catherine Martin, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Senator Paul Gavan, Senator Lynn Ruane. DEPUTY FIONA...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      I ask members to turn off their mobile telephones. We have received apologies from Deputies Tony McLoughlin, Hildergarde Naughton and Jan O'Sullivan. Deputy Thomas Byrne and Senator Robbie...
    • School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (119 speeches)
      I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode because they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for the parliamentary reporters to...

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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.