Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ray Butler, Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, Deputy Clare Daly, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Simon Harris, Senator Averil Power. Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Before we welcome the Minister, I refer to an item of correspondence received from Ms Eleanor McClorey, chief executive officer of Young Ballymun, with regard to a presentation she made at the...
  • Budget 2013: Discussion with Minister for Education and Skills (80 speeches)
    I understand the Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, will have to leave at 11.30 a.m. and ask members to note this when asking questions. I welcome the Minister and his officials. He has agreed...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 18:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Crowe,* Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, Senator Terry Leyden, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Kathryn Reilly....
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I remind people to switch off their mobile telephones. It is not good enough to put them on silent. One needs to switch them off because otherwise they will interfere with the recording...
  • General Affairs Council Meeting: Discussion (18 speeches)
    The first item on the agenda is a discussion on the forthcoming General Affairs Council meeting. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Aideen Hayden. Deputy Jim Daly, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Deputy Joe Higgins, Deputy...
  • Credit Union Bill 2012: Discussion with Irish League of Credit Unions (136 speeches)
    I welcome to this afternoon's meeting Mr. Jimmy Johnson, president, Mr. Kieron Brennan, chief executive officer, Ms Fiona Cullen, head of legal department, and Mr. John Knox, of the research...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Seán Crowe,* Senator Jim Walsh. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Olivia Mitchell, Deputy Gerald...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Senators David Norris and Michael Mullins, who are detained in the Seanad I welcome members back after the summer recess and I look forward to completing a...
  • Situation in Palestine and Israel: Discussion with EAPPI (44 speeches)
    I welcome the delegation from the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, EAPPI - Mr. Joe O'Brien, Mr. Emmet Sheerin and Mr. David Heap. Members may know Mr. Heap from his...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Dessie Ellis, Senator Terry Brennan. Deputy Terence Flanagan, Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy...
  • Penalty Points System: Discussion (34 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Conor Faughnan, director of consumer affairs for AA Ireland. He will give us the organisation's view on the review of the penalty point system carried out by the Department of...