Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy James Bannon, Senator Jim D'Arcy, Deputy Brendan Griffin, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Senator Averil Power. Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    For the sake of the broadcasting and recording services, I request that members ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely. Apologies have been received from Senator Healy Eames....
  • Managing Back to School Costs: Discussion (69 speeches)
    Members may recall initial plans to hold today's meeting on the topic of having local government input into the delivery of education. However, the proposed guests were not available. Instead...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Thomas Byrne, Deputy Michael Creed, Senator Paul Coghlan, Deputy Jim Daly, Senator Michael D'Arcy, Deputy...
  • Election of Chairman (11 speeches)
    Clerk to the Committee: The first item of business is the election of a Chairman, and I invite nominations.
  • Business of Joint Committee (13 speeches)
    The minutes of the meeting of 27 September have been circulated. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. Are there any matters arising from the minutes?
  • Quinn Insurance and Insurance Compensation Fund: Discussion (316 speeches)
    We will now deal with No. 6 on the agenda, Quinn Insurance and the State's insurance compensation fund, the ICF. I welcome Mr. Michael McAteer, joint administrator, Mr. Aidan Cassells, chief...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy...
  • Discussion with Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran (43 speeches)
    I remind members of the committee and people in the Visitors' Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference, even in silent...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Jimmy Harte, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator Tony Mulcahy, Deputy Charles Flanagan, Senator Trevor Ó...
  • Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008: Discussion with the Ombudsman (26 speeches)
    For the sake of the broadcasting and recording services, I request that members ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely. Apologies have been received from Deputy Seán...
  • Office of the Ombudsman Annual Report 2011: Discussion with the Ombudsman (42 speeches)
    The committee will now sit in its capacity as the Oireachtas Joint Sub-Committee on the Ombudsman to consider the annual report of the Office of the Ombudsman. I invite Ms O'Reilly to make her...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received: P00027/12, P00030/12 and P00032/12 (5 speeches)
    The first petition for consideration by the committee is P00027/12 from Mr. John O'Sullivan on issues arising regarding the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The recommendation is that the committee...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Colreavy, Senator Eamonn Coghlan, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Paschal Mooney. Deputy Terence Flanagan, Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (13 speeches)
    As COM (2012) 380 and COM (2012) 382 are being taken together and the proposals have implications for road users, it is proposed that they warrant scrutiny. Negotiations on the proposals are...
  • Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (116 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Ciarán Ó hÓbáin, Ms Orla Ryan, Mr. Koen Verbruggen and Mr. Michael Hanrahan from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. I draw their...