Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

• Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 13:05 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ray Butler, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Deputy Ciarán Cannon (Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills), Deputy...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014
    Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised) (121 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, and Minister of State, Deputy Cannon. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the 2014 Revised Estimates for public services,...
  • 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 following...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Paudie Coffey, Senator Cáit Keane. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Deputy Barry Cowen, Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan, Deputy Kevin...
  • Business of Joint Committee (7 speeches)
    Members must turn off their mobile phones when attending committee meetings. Active mobile telephone interference with the sound system is an ongoing issue with RTE and other broadcasters such...
  • Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (190 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Owen Keegan, Dublin city manager; Mr. Michael Phillips, city engineer and director of traffic; Mr. Peadar O'Sullivan, acting head of waste management and Dublin waste to energy...
• Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Deputy Eamon Gilmore (Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade), Deputy Joe Costello (Minister of State at...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014
    Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
    Vote 28 - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (105 speeches)
    This meeting has been called to consider the Revised Estimates for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Dáil ordered on 18 December 2013 that the following Revised Estimates for...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: That the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade has completed its consideration of the following...
• Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Deputy Finian McGrath, Deputy Seán Kenny, Deputy...
  • Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (51 speeches)
    We have a quorum. This meeting has been convened to consider the Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Stanton. I welcome the Minister...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 87 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the Fines...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Charles Flanagan, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Deputy Noel Harrington, Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, Deputy...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (12 speeches)
    The first petition is No. 00062/12 from Dr. Clara Fischer on behalf of the Equality Budgeting Campaign calling on the Irish Government to introduce equality budgeting. As the committee has...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:35 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Dessie Ellis, Senator Eamonn Coghlan, Deputy Tom Fleming, Senator Paschal Mooney, Deputy...
  • Tendering of Bus Services: National Transport Authority (51 speeches)
    The purpose of this meeting is to meet Mr. Gerry Murphy, chief executive officer, National Transport Authority, and his colleagues, Ms Anne Graham, director of public transport services and...