Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 February 2014

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ray Butler, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Joan Collins, Senator Mary Moran, Deputy Jim Daly, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell. Deputy...
  • Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (76 speeches)
    I welcome everybody to the meeting. The agenda for today's meeting is the fees charged by Quality and Qualifications Ireland for the education programmes delivered through community and...
  • Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (59 speeches)
    We move on to our discussion of quality and standards in primary and post-primary schools. I welcome the chief inspector at the Department of Education and Skills, Dr. Harold Hislop. His report...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne,* Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Michael Creed, Senator Thomas Byrne. Deputy Seán Crowe,* Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly,...
  • Public Service Reform: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (103 speeches)
    No. 5 is a discussion with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, on the second progress report on the public service reform plan 2014 to 2016. I welcome the...
• 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 David Norris, Deputy...
  • Housing in Developing Countries: Habitat for Humanity (37 speeches)
    I apologise to our guests for not greeting them before the meeting. The foyer was very busy. I ask members, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Tony Mulcahy, Deputy Anne Ferris, Senator Katherine Zappone....
  • Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (114 speeches)
    I understand this meeting is being broadcast live on television, social media and other media. Its purpose is to have discussions with a number of stakeholders on domestic and sexual violence....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Tony Mulcahy, Deputy Niall Collins,* Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Deputy Charles Flanagan, Senator...
  • Security and Surveillance Issues: Minister for Justice and Equality (484 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, who is accompanied by Mr. Brian Purcell, Secretary General, and Mr. Michael Flahive, assistant secretary, and thank them for...
• 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, Senator Paschal Mooney, Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We will deal with No. 8, scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. COMS (2013) 512 is a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on package travel and assisted travel...
  • Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (62 speeches)
    No. 7 is our meeting with the Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority. I apologise that our earlier meeting went on a bit longer. The purpose of this morning's...