2025-05-07

I move: That Dáil Éireann: (a) approves the First Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 33, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 6th May, 2025, and appoints members to Committees accordingly; and (b) pursuant to Standing Order 113(2), appoints the following members as Chairs of Committees: Deputy Aindrias Moynihan – Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Food Deputy Malcolm Byrne – Chair of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence Deputy Alan Kelly – Chair of the Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport Deputy Richard O'Donoghue – Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight Deputy Keira Keogh – Chair of the Committee on Children and Equality Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí – Chair of the Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh – Chair of the Committee on Defence and National Security Deputy Maurice Quinlivan – Chair of the Committee on Disability Matters Deputy Gary Gannon – Chair of the Committee on Drugs Use Deputy Cathal Crowe – Chair of the Committee on Education and Youth Deputy James O'Connor – Chair of the Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Deputy Barry Ward – Chair of the Committee on European Union Affairs Deputy Mairéad Farrell – Chair of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach Deputy Conor McGuinness – Chair of the Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Deputy John Lahart – Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade Deputy Erin McGreehan – Chair of the Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Deputy Pádraig Rice – Chair of the Committee on Health Deputy Micheál Carrigy – Chair of the Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Deputy Cormac Devlin – Chair of the Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement Deputy Seán Fleming – Chair of the Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery Deputy Catherine Connolly – Chair of the Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community Deputy Matt Carthy – Chair of the Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Deputy George Lawlor – Chair of the Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community Deputy Catherine Callaghan – Chair of the Committee on Member's Interests of Dáil Éireann Deputy John Brady – Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts Deputy Louise O'Reilly – Chair of the Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen Deputy John Paul O'Shea – Chair of the Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development Deputy Michael Murphy – Chair of the Committee on Transport.