Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 April 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 Jim Daly, Senator Mary Moran, Deputy Brendan Griffin, Senator Hildegarde Naughton, Deputy...
  • Leadership in Schools: Discussion (52 speeches)
    I would like everyone please to turn off their mobile telephones because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment. I wish to advise the witnesses that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Michael D'Arcy, Deputy Michael Creed, Senator Aideen Hayden. Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Regina Doherty,...
  • Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process: (Resumed) Permanent TSB and AIB (696 speeches)
    Before we commence business, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery that all mobile phones should be switched off to avoid interference with the broadcasting of the meeting....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator David Norris, Deputy Dan Neville, Senator Jim Walsh. Deputy Maureen...
  • Business of Joint Committee (12 speeches)
    We have received apologies from Deputies Breen and Mitchell. Item No. 1 deals with the minutes of meetings. The minutes of the meeting of 1 April have been circulated. Are they agreed?
  • Situation in Ukraine: Former UN Co-ordinator in Ukraine (22 speeches)
    The principal subject of today's agenda is the situation in Ukraine. The joint committee has recently held separate meetings with both the ambassador of Ukraine and the ambassador of the Russian...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Rónán...
  • General Scheme of Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014: Discussion (385 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Tony Mulcahy. The purpose of the meeting is to have a discussion on a number of submissions received on the heads of the children and family...
• 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 Susan O'Keeffe. Deputy Charles Flanagan, Deputy John Halligan, Deputy Noel Harrington, Deputy Michael...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 speeches)
    The joint committee has had an opportunity to adjudicate on the three petitions before it today. We will discuss the decisions we have made. Petition No. 9/13 is from Mr. Hugh Rance on the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Paudie Coffey, Senator Paschal Mooney. Deputy Michael Colreavy, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Deputy Dessie Ellis, Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are in public session to discuss EU legislative proposals. We will first deal with the proposal listed in schedule B, COM (2014) 85. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further...
  • Developments in Renewable Energy Technologies and Practices: SEAI (58 speeches)
    I apologise for the delay, but some issues took longer to address than we expected. This is a meeting with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, regarding the developments in...