Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

• Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 13:40 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Deputy Michael Noonan (Minister for Finance), Deputy Joan Collins,+ Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, Deputy Pearse Doherty,...
  • Credit Union Bill 2012: Committee Stage (360 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and his officials. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Credit Union Bill 2012, which was referred to the select...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the Credit Union Bill 2012 and...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    We have a quorum. Draft minutes of our meeting of 14 November 2012 have been circulated to members. Are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As there are no matters arising from the minutes we will...
  • Democratic Republic of Congo: Presentation (40 speeches)
    The main item on our agenda is a presentation on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mr. Peadar King. I am sure members have heard Mr. King on previous occasions. He is a presenter of the...
  • EU Foreign Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (41 speeches)
    This is our second meeting today. We are as busy as the Tánaiste.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Paul Bradford, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy Robert Dowds,* Senator Denis...
  • Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (141 speeches)
    The purpose of today's meeting is to have discussions with the Garda Commissioner on two main topics - first, recent gangland-related crimes and, second, community policing and the closure of...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are now in public session. The purpose of the meeting is to consider new EU legislative proposals on a variety of matters that have been referred to the joint committee for its consideration....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Deputy Charles Flanagan, Deputy Michael...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 speeches)
    We are in public session. It is important at this stage to point out that we have received 44 petitions since this process was initially established. That demonstrates the level of demand among...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Colreavy, Senator Terry Brennan, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Eamonn Coghlan, Deputy Dessie Ellis, Senator Paschal Mooney. Deputy...
  • Developments in Sustainable Energy: Discussion with SEAI (24 speeches)
    I welcome Dr. Brian Motherway, chief executive officer, and Mr. Matthew Clancy, energy modelling specialist, from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI. They are with us today to...
  • Regulation of Energy Sector: Discussion with CER (36 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Dermot Nolan, chairman, Mr. Garrett Blaney, commissioner, and Dr. Paul McGowan, director of safety, who are here to explain the role of the CER in regulating the electricity and...