Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 October 2014

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Tom Barry, Senator Michael Comiskey, Deputy Pat Deering, Senator Pat O'Neill. Deputy Martin Ferris, Deputy Martin Heydon, Deputy...
  • General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (81 speeches)
    I remind members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. From the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine I welcome Mr. Brendan Gleeson, assistant...
• 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 Michael Conaghan, Senator Hildegarde Naughton, Deputy Jim Daly, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Mary Moran. I remind members to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off or in flight or safe mode. In accordance with the standard procedures...
  • Proposed Special Educational Needs Model: Discussion (43 speeches)
    By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If they are directed by the...
• Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 16:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Deputy Michael McGrath, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Michael Noonan (Minister for Finance), Deputy Ciarán...
  • European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (96 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and his officials. The European Stability Mechanism (Amendment) Bill 2014 was referred to the sub-committee by Dáil Éireann...
  • 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 Finance has completed its consideration of the European Stability Mechanism...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Olivia Mitchell, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, Senator David Norris,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    The draft minutes of the meeting of 1 October have been circulated to members. Are they agreed to? Agreed.
  • Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Concern (46 speeches)
    I welcome the delegates. The purpose of the meeting is to meet representatives of Concern to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. Obviously, the position is changing day by day and it will be...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Alan Farrell, Senator Rónán Mullen, Deputy Seán Kenny, Senator Denis...
  • Proposal to Establish a European Public Prosecutor's Office: Discussion (19 speeches)
    The purpose of this part of the meeting is to discuss the proposal by the European Commission to establish a European public prosecutor's office. On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome...
  • Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Commissioner Designate (117 speeches)
    The purpose of this part of the meeting is to have an engagement with Ms Emily Logan, who is the chief commissioner-designate of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. On behalf of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Colreavy, Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Terry Brennan, Deputy Tom Fleming, Senator Eamonn Coghlan, Deputy...
  • Mobile Telephone Coverage and High Speed Broadband Availability: Discussion (102 speeches)
    The purpose of this morning's meeting is to engage with officials from the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and representatives of the Commission for Communications...