Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Martin Ferris, Senator Michael Comiskey, Deputy Martin Heydon, Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, Deputy Michael McNamara, Senator Susan O'Keeffe,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, we can commence and the meeting is in public session. Apologies have been received from the Chairman who is away on business. Before we begin, I remind the members to...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We will discuss item No. 6. It is proposed that the proposals listed in Schedule B do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. Moving to Schedule A, COM (2013) 159 is a proposal...
  • Sale of Coillte's Harvesting Rights: Discussion (Resumed) with IMPACT (33 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Matt Staunton and Mr. Johnny Fox from IMPACT. I apologise to the committee on behalf of the Chairman who is on business abroad. Before beginning I wish to draw to attention that...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Áine Collins, Senator Deirdre Clune, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator David Cullinane, Deputy Barry Cowen,* Senator John Kelly,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (4 speeches)
    Clerk to the Committee: Apologies have been received from Deputies Damien English, John Lyons, Dara Calleary, Peadar Tóibín and Senator Mary White. In the unavoidable absence of the...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Acting Chairman (Deputy Anthony Lawlor): We have two schedules, Schedule A and Schedule B. Two linked EU proposals are listed in Schedule A, while 13 proposals are listed in Schedule B for...
  • Local Enterprise Offices: Discussion with Association of County and City Councils (17 speeches)
    We will have a discussion with the representatives of the Association of County and City Councils on the operations of the local enterprise offices. Before I welcome the representatives of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:15 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jerry Buttimer,* Senator Cáit Keane, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Denis Landy, Deputy Barry Cowen, Senator Labhrás...
  • Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (34 speeches)
    I advise members to turn off their mobile phones, as, if they are left on, they will interfere with the sound system and RTE will not be able to pick up the proceedings. Today we will discuss...