Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Dara Calleary, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator Feargal Quinn. Deputy Seán Kyne, Deputy Anthony Lawlor,...
  • Role and Functions: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (48 speeches)
    This meeting is with Ms Dorothea Dowling, chairperson, Mr. Joe O'Toole, vice chairperson, Ms Patricia Byron, chief executive, and Mr. Stephen Watkins, board secretary, of the Personal Injuries...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:15 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy James Bannon, Senator Cáit Keane, Deputy Paudie Coffey, Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy,...
  • Electricity Generation: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (80 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, whom we have invited to discuss a cross-departmental issue which comes within the remit of more than...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Michael Colreavy,* Senator Terry Leyden, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Catherine Noone, Deputy...
  • European Semester Process: Committee of the Regions (21 speeches)
    I remind all members and those attending to switch off their mobile phones completely; it is not enough to leave them in silent mode, as they cause interference with the recording equipment in...
  • National Reform Programme for Ireland 2014: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (22 speeches)
    We will resume in public session. On behalf of the committee I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, who has special responsibility for European affairs. He will brief the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator David Norris, Deputy Olivia Mitchell, Senator Jim Walsh. Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    We have received apologies from Deputy Séan Crowe. The draft minutes of the meeting of 26 March have been circulated to all members. Are they agreed to? Agreed. As usual, I remind...
  • Role and Functions: Debt and Development Coalition Ireland (63 speeches)
    Normally we meet on a Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 p.m., but we are here today to facilitate the Debt and Development Coalition. I extend a warm welcome to Ms Nessa Ní Chasaide,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 17:25 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Catherine Byrne, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Ciara Conway, Senator John Crown, Deputy Regina Doherty, Senator Imelda Henry, Deputy Peter...
  • General Scheme of Aftercare Bill 2014: Discussion (47 speeches)
    I welcome the delegates and thank them for attending. I apologise to them for the late start and thank them for their patience. We had to discuss a number of issues in private session. I...