Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jim Daly, Senator Hildegarde Naughton, Deputy Brendan Griffin, Senator Mary Moran, Deputy Derek Keating, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell....
  • Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin (185 speeches)
    I wish to draw the witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Jim Walsh. Deputy Dan...
  • Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (38 speeches)
    The draft minutes of the meeting on 18 June have been circulated to members. Are they agreed? Agreed. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy Anne Ferris, Senator Rónán...
  • Justice and Home Affairs Council: Discussion (41 speeches)
    I ask everybody to please turn off their mobile phones or put them on flight mode before the meeting starts. Apologies have been received from Deputy Niall Collins and Senators Tony Mulcahy and...
  • The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (105 speeches)
    The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an engagement on the possible benefits of e-conveyancing. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Mr. Frank Treacy, Mr. James...
  • Constitutional Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Amnesty International Ireland (36 speeches)
    On behalf of the committee I welcome Mr. Colm O'Gorman, executive director, and Ms Pia Janning, legal officer, from Amnesty International Ireland and thank them for giving their time to attend...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Deputy Seán Kenny, Deputy Seamus Kirk, Deputy Michael P. Kitt, Deputy Aengus Ó...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 speeches)
    The joint committee is now in public session and we will record our decisions. The first petition for reconsideration today is Petition No. P00027/13 from Mr. Damon Matthew Wise, national...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Dessie Ellis, Senator Terry Brennan, Deputy Seán Kenny, Senator Eamonn Coghlan, Deputy Helen McEntee, Senator Paschal Mooney. Deputy...
  • Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (53 speeches)
    No. 7 on the agenda is a meeting with the National Transport Authority. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to engage with the National Transport Authority on the impact of the Luas cross...