Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

  • Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare (0 speeches)
    The Select Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Deputy Billy Kelleher, Deputy John Brassil, Deputy Alan Kelly, Deputy James Browne, Deputy Josepha Madigan, Deputy Pat...
    • Universal Health Care and the NHS: Discussion (67 speeches)
      I welcome Professor Allyson Pollock to this morning's meeting and thank her for making herself available to talk to the committee remotely and to share her experience of the National Health...
    • Management of Chronic Care Illness: Discussion (93 speeches)
      We will resume in public session. I welcome the representatives from the Irish College of General Practitioners. We are joined by Dr. Brendan O'Shea, director of the postgraduate resource...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government (0 speeches)
    The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Casey, Senator Paudie Coffey, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, Senator Colette Kelleher,* Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor. * In the absence...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      We are in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator O'Sullivan, who is being substituted for today by Senator Colette Kelleher. The Senator is most welcome. At the request of...
    • Irish Water Safety: Chairperson Designate (14 speeches)
      Before we commence, I must inform the witness that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
    The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Jack Chambers, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Deputy Clare Daly, Senator Martin Conway, Deputy...
    • Irish Sign Language: Irish Deaf Society (53 speeches)
      The purpose of the first part of our meeting is to have a discussion with the Irish Deaf Society on the formal recognition of Irish Sign Language, ISL. I welcome Dr. John Bosco Conama and Ms...
    • Policing Authority: Discussion (48 speeches)
      I thank the members for their engagement with our last guests from the Irish Deaf Society. This is the second session of today's meeting. I extend a very warm welcome to Ms Josephine Feehily,...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht (0 speeches)
    The Joint Committee met at 14:15 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Senator Maura Hopkins, Deputy Michael Collins, Senator Fintan Warfield. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, Deputy Martin Heydon,...
  • Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
    The Select Committee met at 10:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Imelda Munster, Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan (Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport),...
    • National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015. (18 speeches)
      Apologies have been received from Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick. This meeting has been convened for the purpose of considering the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015, as...
    • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
      In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil:The Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the...