Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Catherine Byrne, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Senator Marie Moloney, Deputy Michael Conaghan, Senator Mary...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum I call the meeting to order. No apologies have been received. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services Members are requested to ensure for the duration of...
  • Online Learning at University: Discussion (68 speeches)
    The subject of this meeting is studying at university through online learning, including massive open online courses, MOOCs. I draw to the attention of the witnesses the fact that, by virtue of...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Tom Barry, Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Aideen Hayden. Deputy Regina Doherty, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee
    General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (255 speeches)
    I remind members, witnesses and those present in the Gallery that all mobile telephones must be switched off. I welcome, from the Department of Finance, Mr. John Hogan, assistant secretary in...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Olivia Mitchell, Senator Michael Mullins. Deputy Dan Neville, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (15 speeches)
    Apologies have been received by Senators Norris and Walsh who are away on official business. The draft minutes of the meeting of 17 November have been circulated to members. Are the minutes of...
  • Human Rights and Access to Justice in Guatemala: Former Attorney General of Guatemala (56 speeches)
    I welcome Dr. Paz y Paz Bailey, Mr Niall O'Keeffe of Trócaire and Ms Blanca Blanco, who is accompanying Dr. Bailey. We are privileged to have Dr. Bailey, a human rights defender and former...
• Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 17:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Robert Dowds, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, Deputy Leo Varadkar (Minister for Health.) Deputy...
  • Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (24 speeches)
    I remind everybody to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they cause interference with the broadcasting equipment, even when on silent mode. This...
  • 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 Health has completed its consideration of the Health Insurance (Amendment)...
• 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 Alan Farrell, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy Seán Kenny, Senator Denis O'Donovan, Deputy...
  • Aggressive Begging from a Public Order Perspective: Discussion (72 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Anne Ferris and Senator Tony Mulcahy. I wish to advise members that Deputy Corcoran Kennedy has been discharged from the committee. Deputy Gabrielle...
• Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Simon Coveney (Minister for Defence), Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Deputy Alan Farrell, Deputy Gabrielle McFadden, Deputy Seán...
  • Business of Select Committee (4 speeches)
    Clerk to the Committee: In the absence of the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, I call for nominations for Acting Chairman.
  • Estimates for Public Services 2014
    Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
    Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (151 speeches)
    I thank the Members for their support. Apologies have been received from Deputy Anne Ferris and I wish to state that Deputy Stanton has been delayed. All mobile telephones should be switched...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality has completed its consideration of the following...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Halligan, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Deputy Noel Harrington, Senator Susan O'Keeffe. Deputy Seamus Kirk, Deputy Michael P....
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 speech)
    The committee is now sitting in its capacity as a joint sub-committee on petitions. We have had a chance to deliberate on petition No. 17/14, which was deferred from last week, regarding the...
  • Use of Irish Airspace and Landing Facilities: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (202 speeches)
    We will now proceed to deal with the role of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in issuing diplomatic notes which allow foreign aircraft to enter Irish airspace and avail of landing...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:15 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Colreavy, Senator Sean D. Barrett, Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Terry Brennan, Deputy Dessie Ellis, Senator Paschal Mooney. Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Is it agreed that COM (2014) 464, COM (2014) 525, COM (2014) 526, COM (2014) 627, COM (2014) 634, COM (2014) 647, COM (2014) 654 and COM (2014) 680 do not require further scrutiny? Agreed. We...
  • Fuel Fraud: Revenue Commissioners (88 speeches)
    The purpose of this afternoon's meeting is to engage with the officials from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in order to establish how the scourge of fuel fraud, and in particular petrol...