Committee chairs set to be decided

Decisions on who chairs Oireachtas Committees as well as who takes the position of Leas Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil are expected to be decided later this week.

Control of the committees for the first time will be decided according to the d’Hondt selection process, where positions are divided according to the number of seats parties won in the election.

The chairmanship of the new budget committee will be one of the first decided and this will be discussed tomorrow.