Following the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil on 8 November 2024, the Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen Online Portal to submit Public Petitions is now closed.
does not relate to a case where court proceedings have been initiated and which is being heard or to be heard before a jury;
does not contain language which is offensive or defamatory;
is not the same as or substantially similar to a petition previously closed by the Committee which was brought by or on behalf of the same person, body corporate or unincorporated association;
is not frivolous or vexatious or otherwise an abuse of the petitions system;
does not require the Committee to consider an individual complaint which has been the subject of a decision by an Ombudsman or other body established for the purpose of redress.
