Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Deering, Senator Michael Comiskey, Deputy Martin Heydon, Senator Paschal Mooney, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, Senator Brian...
- Drinks Industry and Rural Economy: Discussion (19 speeches)
Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their phones. This session one of today's meeting is on the importance of the drinks industry to the agricultural sector. I welcome...
- Agri-Taxation Review: Discussion (18 speeches)
I welcome Mr. Patrick Kent, president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association, ICSA, Mr. Eddie Punch, general secretary, and Mr. Kieran O'Dowd, national president of Macra na Feirme,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Dara Calleary, Senator David Cullinane, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Seán Kyne, Senator Feargal Quinn....
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
We have a quorum. Apologies have been received from Deputy Áine Collins. Deputy Dara Calleary is delayed but will be here shortly. We will go into private session to deal with...
- Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 speeches)
Our first business is dealing with a number of EU legislative proposals. Schedule B includes COM (2013) 781; COM (2014) 161, 223, 239, 261, 283, and 298; EWN:2014/C138/33; and EWN:2014/C 44/14....
- Business Growth and Job Creation in Town and Village Centres: (Resumed) Chambers Ireland and RGDATA (52 speeches)
I welcome Mr. Ian Talbot, chief executive, Mr. Seán Murphy, deputy chief executive, and Mr. Mark O'Mahoney, director of policy, from Chambers Ireland to discuss measures to support business...
- Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 speeches)
We will have a discussion with Ms Claire Cumiskey from the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, Nasc, to discuss the Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill which comes before the committee on Thursday....
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government (0 speeches)
The Select Committee met at 11:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne,* Deputy Fergus O'Dowd (Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government). Deputy Simon...
- Business of Select Sub-Committee (2 speeches)
Clerk to the Committee: Due to the unavoidable absence of the Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach to the committee, and according to Standing Order 93 of Dáil Éireann, I call on the...
- Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (92 speeches)
As we have a quorum of three Teachtaí Dála we will commence the meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed. Apologies have been received from Deputies Michael McCarthy, Noel Coonan and Brian...
- 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 the Environment, Community and Local Government has completed its...
- 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 Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Denis Landy, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, Senator Fiach Mac...
- 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 Timmy Dooley, Senator Aideen Hayden. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Seán Kyne, Deputy Dara...
- Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (31 speeches)
I remind members to switch off mobile phones. It is not sufficient to put them on silent. They must be switched off, otherwise they will cause interference with the broadcasting equipment. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 17:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Catherine Byrne, Senator John Crown, Deputy Ciara Conway, Senator Jillian van Turnhout. Deputy Regina Doherty, Deputy Robert Dowds, Deputy...
- Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (44 speeches)
I welcome our viewers who are watching this meeting live on the UPC network and on the Internet. I also welcome all the people in the Visitors Gallery and Ms Caroline Sloan, Ms Yvonne Moynihan,...