Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy James Bannon, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Deputy Ray Butler, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, Deputy Jim Daly, Deputy Aodhán Ó...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Fidelma Healy Eames. For the information of members, the broadcast unit will broadcast the public session of the meeting live. The proceedings are...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    It is proposed that Schedule B does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. COM (2011) 883 is a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending...
  • Managing Back to School Costs: Discussion (44 speeches)
    I welcome four organisations that will make presentations to the committee on the matter of managing back to school costs. I apologise to the guests that we are somewhat delayed but there were...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Thomas Byrne, Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly, Senator Paul...
  • Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (199 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Finance and his officials to this meeting. The format for the meeting will be that the Minister will make some opening remarks which will be followed by a question and...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 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)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Olivia Mitchell who is unable to attend. Members can see a new face to my left, Ms Sinead Quinn, the clerk of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the...
  • European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement: Discussion with Minister of State (21 speeches)
    The next item is one of the main items on the agenda, a discussion with the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Lucinda Creighton. We are delighted that she...
  • Second Global Irish Economic Forum: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (27 speeches)
    We will continue the meeting with a discussion on two very important topics, the second Global Irish Economic Forum and the undocumented Irish in the US. It is an appropriate time to discuss...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy Seán Kenny, Senator...
  • EU Scrutiny Reports: Discussion with Department of Defence (31 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Anne Ferris. The members are welcome to today's meeting, the purpose of which is to receive a briefing from the Department of Defence on the six monthly...
• 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 Terence Flanagan, Senator Eamonn Coghlan. Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy Noel Harrington,...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    COM (2013) 130 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to...
  • Forthcoming European Council: Discussion with Minister of State (35 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, who is here to brief the committee on the forthcoming Council meeting on sports, which is part of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council...