Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 January 2014

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Joan Collins, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Senator Mary Moran. In attendance: Deputies Seán Crowe and...
  • Social Enterprise in Ireland: Discussion (77 speeches)
    I welcome the witnesses from Forfás, Mr. Martin Shanahan, chief executive, Mr. Declan Hughes, Ms Marie Bourke, Dr. Jonathan Healy and Ms Laura Watts, who will discuss social enterprise in...
• Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Regina Doherty, Deputy Mary Lou McDonald, Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly, Deputy Dara Murphy, Deputy Brian Hayes (Minister of State at the...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014
    Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (116 speeches)
    No.1 is consideration of the Revised Estimate for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - 2014 Vote group. On 18 December 2013 the Dáil ordered the following Revised Estimate for...
  • 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 Public Expenditure and Reform has completed its consideration of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Creed, Senator Thomas Byrne, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Aideen Hayden. Deputy Regina Doherty, Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly,...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Item No. 9 is a report on decisions regarding scrutiny of EU proposals on 18 December 2013 and 29 January 2014. This item is purely technical as the joint committee wishes that I read into the...
  • Report on Licensed Moneylending Industry: Central Bank of Ireland (282 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Bernard Sheridan, director of consumer affairs at the Central Bank of Ireland. Mr. Sheridan is accompanied by Mr. Colm Kincaid, head of consumer protection, banking, insurance,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Jim Walsh. Deputy Dan...
  • Business of Joint Committee (59 speeches)
    I have received apologies from Deputy Olivia Mitchell and Senator Clune who are attending the plenary session of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg this week and Senator Norris who is unable to...
  • Role and Functions of the Passport Office (80 speeches)
    I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting because they cause interference with the recording...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Martin Conway. Deputy Alan Farrell, Deputy Anne Ferris,...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    As members have already considered the proposals, we will now formally record the decisions of the joint committee. Schedule A includes COM (2013) 0812 - CEPOL 16378/13. Given that this...
  • Community Courts System: Discussion (41 speeches)
    The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have a discussion on the feasibility of the introduction of a community courts system. Members will recall that the committee invited written...
• Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Deputy Finian McGrath, Deputy Alan Farrell, Deputy...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014
    Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
    Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
    Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
    Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
    Vote 24 - Department of Justice and Equality (Revised) (177 speeches)
    The meeting will proceed. The meeting has been convened to allow the select committee to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 20 - Garda Síochána, Vote 21 - prisons, Vote 22 - the...
  • 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 following...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014
    Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
    Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (38 speeches)
    The select committee will consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 35 - Army Pensions and Vote 36 - Defence. The Minister will make a brief opening statement to be followed by any comments and...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the acting Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its...