Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 May 2013

• Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ciarán Cannon (Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills), Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, Deputy Derek Keating, Deputy...
  • Business of Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
    At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, will committee members ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely and not just left in silent mode? The broadcasting unit...
  • Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Committee Stage (155 speeches)
    The meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Further Education and Training Bill 2013 which was referred to the select sub-committee by an order of the Dáil on 28...
  • 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 Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the Further...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:35 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator David Norris, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (20 speeches)
    We have a quorum so I will begin the meeting in public session. The first item is the draft minutes of the meetings of 17 April 2013 and 24 April 2013, which have been circulated. Are they...
  • Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (56 speeches)
    We will move on to the next part of the meeting. I would appreciate if members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery would ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the...
  • The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (54 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Senator Jim Walsh on Tuesday, 6 March 2012: That the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade –- noting that the Russian lawyer, Mr. Sergei Magnitsky,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Kenny, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy Finian McGrath, Senator Rónán Mullen. Deputy John Paul Phelan, DEPUTY ALAN...
  • Business of Joint Committee (3 speeches)
    Clerk to the Committee: Apologies have been received from Deputies David Stanton, Anne Ferris and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. In the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, I am required to...
  • Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (14 speeches)
    Acting Chairman (Deputy Alan Farrell): I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter. The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss the proposals for a directive of the...
  • Messages to Dáil and Seanad (1 speech)
    In accordance with 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 proposal for...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Jimmy Harte, Deputy Noel Harrington, Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, Deputy Peter Mathews, Deputy...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (11 speeches)
    We are in public session. The joint committee met in private session to consider the petitions and I propose to read the recommendations that the committee has agreed to and to open it to...
• 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, Deputy Terence Flanagan, Deputy...
  • An Post: Discussion Chairman Designate (27 speeches)
    The purpose of this morning's meeting is to meet with the chairman designate of An Post, Christoph Mueller, to discuss the approach he will take in his proposed new role and his views on the...