Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

• Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 15:00 The Select Committee met at 15:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Discussion (Resumed) (146 speeches)
    I ask everyone to turn off all mobile phones and devices or to put them on silent. Before we begin, I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 11:00 The Joint Committee met at 11:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Seirbhísí Poiblí Dátheangacha do Chainteoirí Gaeilge Óga: Plé (70 speeches)
    Tá leithscéal faighte againn ón Teachta Shane Moynihan. Tá moill air. An bhfuil leithscéal faighte againn ó éinne eile inniu? Níl. Déanfaimid...
• Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 11:00 The Joint Committee met at 11:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    An Leas-Chathaoirleach: We have not received apologies from any members. We will go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.
  • Petition on Make Divorce Affordable: Discussion (68 speeches)
    An Leas-Chathaoirleach: I welcome everyone to the meeting. I will go through some formal notices. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 speeches)
    An Leas-Chathaoirleach: I thank members for their engagement on the very informative petition we considered before the suspension. I propose that we now deal with consideration of the public...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 18:00 The Joint Committee met at 18:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • General Scheme of the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2025: Discussion (111 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Nikki Bradley. The purpose of the meeting is to begin pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme of the disability (amendment) Bill 2025. This...
• Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 15:30 The Select Committee met at 15:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2026
    Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised) (155 speeches)
    This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 29, programmes A, B and C. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and at...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy has completed its consideration of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 11:00 The Joint Committee met at 11:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Sea Fisheries Protection Issues and Legislative Framework for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (123 speeches)
    Tá fáilte mhór roimh gach éinne. Is Seachtain na Gaeilge é an tseachtain seo agus an tseachtain seo chugainn. Iarraim oraibh más féidir cúpla focal...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 15:00 The Joint Committee met at 15:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Sustainable Hunting of Wild Birds and Rural Pursuits: Discussion (131 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputies Hearne and Ó Broin. Deputy Coppinger is substituting for Deputy Boyd Barrett. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members...
  • Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021, Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017 and Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (170 speeches)
    Today we will carry out detailed scrutiny of the Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021, the Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017 and the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024 with...
• Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 15:00 The Select Committee met at 15:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2026
    Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
    Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
    Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
    Vote 24 - Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Revised)
    Vote 41 - An tÚdarás Póilíneachta agus Sábháilteachta Pobail (Revised)
    Vote 43 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
    Vote 45 - Fiosrú (Revised) (378 speeches)
    No apologies have been received. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode. The meeting has been convened to consider two separate matters, the first of...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration has completed its consideration of the...
  • Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (81 speeches)
    An Leas-Chathaoirleach: I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, and his officials to this part of our meeting, to commence Committee Stage of the Garda Síochána (Recording...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    An Leas-Chathaoirleach: As consideration of the Bill has been completed in accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 18:00 The Joint Committee met at 18:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Engagement with UNISON Northern Ireland (80 speeches)
    On behalf of the committee, I welcome Ms Patricia McKeown, regional secretary of UNISON Northern Ireland. I thank her for facilitating us at this hour. We look forward to engaging with her as a...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 11:00 The Joint Committee met at 11:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Artificial Intelligence, Justice and Law Enforcement: Discussion (267 speeches)
    The role of the committee is to explore artificial intelligence and the opportunities and challenges it presents. We have been looking at the relationship between AI and the State and how State...
• Seanad Committee on EU Scrutiny and Transparency (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 13:00 The Select Committee met at 13:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Seanadóirí / Senators...
  • Receipt of Draft Statutory Instruments from Departments: Discussion (44 speeches)
    I understand that what we are trying to achieve on this is a system - I know Senator Casey talked about this idea of air traffic control - whereby the draft that is about to be signed into law,...