Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 October 2016
- Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 13 Deireadh Fómhair 2016. Thursday, 13 October 2016. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jackie Cahill, Senator Paul Daly, Deputy Clare Daly,* Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn....
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
Chairman: Apologies have been received from Deputy Thomas Pringle and Senator Michelle Mulherin. Deputy Clare Daly is substituting for Deputy Thomas Pringle. I remind members yet again to...
- Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (273 speeches)
Chairman: Before we begin I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Visitors Gallery to make sure their mobile phones are completely turned off for the duration of the meeting. It is not...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas Byrne, Senator Maria Byrne, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Deputy Jim Daly, Senator Trevor Ó...
- Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
On COM (2016) 381, COM (2016) 382, COM (2016) 383 and COM (2016) 532, is it agreed that the clerk will seek a written response from the Department? Agreed. As Deputy Catherine Martin is...
- Higher Education Grants: Wake Up SUSI (69 speeches)
I welcome Mr. Pierce Connolly, chairman of Wake Up SUSI and president of Griffith College students' union and Ms Alisha Houlihan and Ms Suzanne Quinn, students, Griffith College; Ms Emma...
- Higher Education Authority: Chairperson Designate (44 speeches)
I welcome on behalf of the joint committee Mr. Michael Horgan, the chairperson designate of the Higher Education Authority. Mr. Horgan is with us today to discuss the approach he intends to take...
- State Examinations: Motions (69 speeches)
We will now deal with the motions from Deputies Thomas Byrne and Catherine Martin regarding the 10% loss of marks in the junior certificate English exams for students in ASTI-staffed schools. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Peter Burke, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Michael McGrath, Senator Gerry Horkan, Senator...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
I open the meeting by setting our decision on EU proposals for noting on the public record. The committee has agreed that COM (2016) 461, proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and...
- Election of Vice Chairman (1 speech)
I propose Senator Gerry Horkan for election as Vice Chairman of the joint committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
Today, we are dealing with the further scrutiny of EU legislative proposals and a review of the methodology for calculating national economic output employed by the CSO. At its meeting on 29...
- National Economic Output: Director General, Central Statistics Office (153 speeches)
In addition to discussing the CSO's reservations on the EU legislative proposals outlined above, the joint committee agreed to engage with the CSO on the methodology it employs for calculating...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Billy Kelleher, Senator John Dolan, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Senator Keith Swanick....
- Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
Is it agreed that COM (2016) 547, Schedule A, a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1920/2006 on information exchange, an early...
- Open Disclosure: Department of Health (39 speeches)
I apologise for detaining the delegates. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to hear from officials from the Department of Health on the legislative provisions that will support open...