Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 February 2013

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Tom Barry, Senator Michael Comiskey, Deputy Pat Deering, Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill, Deputy Martin Ferris, Senator Mary Ann O'Brien,...
  • Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (37 speeches)
    I remind members to please turn off all mobile telephones, iPads, mini pads, etc. The hearings today continue on the use of commonage lands. We have two groups. First, we will allow Teagasc to...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:45 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Dara Calleary, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Áine Collins, Senator David Cullinane, Deputy Seán Kyne, Senator John Kelly, Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 speeches)
    The committee will undertake scrutiny of three EU proposals and will note one adopted measure. COM (2012) 372 is a directive of the European Parliament and Council on collective management of...
  • Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (76 speeches)
    In the second part of our public session we will discuss a report, The Rural Challenge: Empowering Rural Communities to Achieve Growth and Sustainability. I welcome the Minister for the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:20 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Noel Coonan, Senator David Cullinane.* Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Deputy Barry Cowen, Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, Deputy Tony...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 speeches)
    We will continue our discussion of COM (2012) 393, COM (2012) 394, COM (2012) 577, COM (2012) 643 and COM (2012) 651. It is proposed that COM (2012) 393 does not warrant further scrutiny. Is...
  • Effects of Flooding: Discussion with Irish Farmers Association (83 speeches)
    We will discuss the difficulties encountered by farmers as a result of flooding with representatives of the Irish Farmers Association. Cuirim fáilte roimh Mr. Michael Silke, chairman of the...