Debate on plan for Dáil reform

Making it easier to form a technical group, having greater scrutiny over the budget, and establishing a number of new committees are among the changes proposed to reform the Dáil.

The Oireachtas sub-Committee on Dáil Reform has published its draft final report on amending parliamentary procedures and the plans will be debated today.

The committee was set up after the election and has been tasked with overhauling many of the out-dated rules and procedures which govern the Dáil.