Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 August 2018

  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
    The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas Byrne, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Deputy Catherine Martin, Senator Paul Gavan, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, Senator Lynn Ruane. DEPUTY...
    • Business of Joint Committee (4 speeches)
      Clerk to the Committee: Given the unavoidable absence of the Chairman I am seeking nominations for Acting Chairman.
    • School Facilities and Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (53 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.