Committee on European Union Affairs

Organisation name in original language

Category of human rights structure

Parliamentary structure/mechanism

Country

Ireland

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Legal source(s)

  • Established following orders of the Dáil Éireann on 23 July 2020 and the Seanad Éireann on 18 September 2020.

Human rights capacity support

  • None

Functions

  • Plays a key role in informing debate on Ireland’s membership in the European Union.
  • Fully considers important EU developments and initiatives affecting Ireland.
  • Ensures EU legislation and proposals are properly scrutinised .
  • Holds the government to account with regard to Ireland’s relations with the EU.

Specific mandates

Not applicable

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Ministers regularly appear before the committee, as do officers from all government departments.
  • The committee may invite any person to appear and frequently meets with representatives of civil society and accepts their submissions.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • None

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