Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Martin Ferris, Senator Michael Comiskey, Deputy Martin Heydon, Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, Deputy Thomas Pringle, Senator Susan O'Keeffe,...
  • Coillte Teoranta: Discussion with Chairman Designate (53 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Brendan McKenna, chairperson designate of Coillte and thank him for his attendance. I wish to draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act,...
  • Pre-Budget Submission: Discussion with Macra na Feirme (25 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Alan Jagoe, national president of Macra na Feirme, Mr. John Joyce, chairman of the agriculture affairs committee, Mr. Derry Dillon, agriculture affairs manager and Mr. Edmond...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Dara Calleary, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator David Cullinane, Deputy John Halligan, Senator Feargal Quinn,...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (5 speeches)
    The policy clerk has provided an advice note on a number of technical proposals that are being considered today as all relate to aspects of EU trade policy, an exclusive competency of the...
  • Skills Mismatch between Industry Requirements and Third Level Courses: Discussion (42 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Tom Boland, chief executive, and Mr. Muiris O'Connor, head of policy and planning, Higher Education Authority, Mr. Ned Costello, chief executive, and Mr. Lewis Purser, director of...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Paschal Donohoe, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Kathryn Reilly. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Joe O'Reilly, In...
  • Exchange of Views with European Union Affairs Committee of Latvian Parliament (54 speeches)
    I ask members and guests to turn off their mobile telephones. It is not sufficient to put them on silent mode. They must be switched off because otherwise they will interfere with the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Catherine Byrne, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Regina Doherty, Senator John Crown, Deputy Robert Dowds, Senator Imelda Henry, Deputy Peter...
  • Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (21 speeches)
    I thank everyone for attending. I remind members, officials and those in the public Gallery that mobile phones should be switched off so that the sound quality for broadcasting purposes will not...
  • Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (79 speeches)
    We move on to deal with the quarterly meeting. I remind members that the Minister and Mr. O'Brien will make opening remarks, followed by questions from the Opposition spokespersons, and we will...