Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy James Bannon, Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, Deputy Ray Butler, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Joan Collins, Senator Mary Moran. Deputy Jim...
  • Social Welfare Appeals: Discussion with Department of Social Protection (81 speeches)
    We are now in public session. The topic for discussion is social welfare appeals. When we were setting our schedule of meetings for this year, members looked for this meeting to examine the...
  • Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (33 speeches)
    The new Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board is about to have its first chairperson appointed, by agreement of the Cabinet, and this committee has been asked to meet the nominee. I...
• 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 Pearse Doherty, Senator Paul Coghlan, Deputy Simon Harris, Senator Aideen Hayden,...
  • Access to Credit Provision: Discussion with Credit Review Office (286 speeches)
    We are here to discuss matters relating to credit provision. I welcome Mr. John Trethowan, head of the Credit Review Office. The form of the meeting will be that Mr. Trethowan will make his...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Lorraine Higgins, Deputy...
  • Trade Promotion: Discussion (Resumed) with British Irish Chamber of Commerce (46 speeches)
    I have received apologies from Senator Jim Walsh, who is unable to be with us. Draft minutes of the meeting of 13 February have been circulated to all members. Are the minutes of 13 February...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 11:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Paul Bradford, Deputy Anne Ferris, Senator Martin Conway,...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    The purpose of our meeting is to consider new EU legislative proposals on a variety of matters that have been referred to the joint committee for consideration. We have had a discussion on the...
  • Readmission Agreements: Motions (40 speeches)
    We welcome the Minister of State and her officials to the meeting. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the motions re the proposal that Dáil and Seanad Éireann approve the...
  • Messages to Dáil and Seanad (1 speech)
    Under Standing Order 87 the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the motions regarding the...
• 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, Deputy Dessie Ellis, Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy Noel Harrington, Deputy...
  • Funding the Broadcasting Sector: Discussion with Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (43 speeches)
    The purpose of the meeting is to meet representatives of Independent Broadcasters of Ireland to discuss the creation of a fair broadcasting sector that serves the whole community and how public...