Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

• Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis (0 speeches)
  AN COMHCHOISTE FIOSRÚCHÁIN I DTAOBH NA GÉARCHÉIME BAINCÉIREACHTA COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE BANKING CRISIS Dé Céadaoin, 22 Aibreán 2015. Wednesday, 22...
  • Nexus Phase (1010 speeches)
    National Asset Management Agency - Mr. Frank Daly and Mr. Brendan McDonagh
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ray Butler, Senator Mary Moran, Deputy Catherine Byrne, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Senator Averil Power....
  • Future Funding of Higher Education: Expert Group (49 speeches)
    In July 2014, the Minister for Education and Skills established an expert group to examine future funding policy for higher education. The group was charged with identifying and considering...
  • Third Level Student Grant System: Union of Students in Ireland (12 speeches)
    For the second part of this meeting we have representatives of the Union of Students in Ireland. They are here to discuss proposals for the reform of the student grant system for third level...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Senator Paul Coghlan, Deputy Tom Barry, Senator Aideen Hayden. Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Deputty Michael Creed,...
  • Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland: Allied Irish Banks (292 speeches)
    The committee is discussing the banking sector in Ireland with Allied Irish Banks, AIB. I welcome Mr. David Duffy, chief executive of AIB, who is accompanied by Mr. Mark Bourke, chief financial...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Catherine Byrne,* Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Eric Byrne, Senator Michael Mullins, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Jim Walsh. Deputy Robert...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Deputies Olivia Mitchell and Ruairí Quinn and Senator David Norris. Draft minutes of the meeting of 1 April 2015 have been circulated to members. Are the...
  • Security Situation in Kenya: Ambassador of Federal Republic of Kenya (15 speeches)
    I am delighted to welcome His Excellency, Mr. Richard Opembe, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Kenya to Ireland and I congratulate him on his appointment. His role as ambassador is...
  • Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (7 speeches)
    The next issue concerns a motion relating to Ibrahim Halawa. Senator Daly has proposed a motion on the subject of his imprisonment in Egypt. The motion reads as follows: "That the Joint...
  • Foreign Conflicts: Motion (70 speeches)
    Senator Daly has submitted a second motion that relates to the suffering and loss of the Armenian people on the centenary of the Armenian genocide. The motion reads as follows: "That the Joint...
  • Migration to Europe: Discussion (20 speeches)
    In view of what happened over the weekend in the Mediterranean, I decided on Monday that this issue should be put on the agenda as a matter of urgency. We have seen so many people die trying to...
• 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 Trevor Ó Clochartaigh. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, Deputy John Lyons,* Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh,...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 speech)
    We are sitting as a joint sub-committee on petitions. We will record the decisions of the committee. The committee has received a total of 136 petitions to date since the launch of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Terry Brennan. Deputy Dessie Ellis, Deputy Tom Fleming, Deputy Brendan Griffin, Deputy Noel Harrington, Deputy...
  • General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (57 speeches)
    We will now deal with pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the road traffic Bill 2015. The purpose of this part of this morning's meeting is to engage with representatives of AA...