Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 October 2016

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 20 Deireadh Fómhair 2016. Thursday, 20 October 2016. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby...
  • Business of Committee (41 speeches)
    We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness to the committee. Mr. McCarthy is accompanied by his colleague, Mr. Paul Southern, deputy director...
  • 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
    Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
    Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
    Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
    Social Insurance Fund 2015 (603 speeches)
    Ms Niamh O'Donoghue (Secretary General, Department of Social Protection) called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 11:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jackie Cahill, Senator Paul Daly, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Martin Kenny, Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn....
  • Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (30 speeches)
    Chairman: Apologies have been received from Senator Mulherin. Before beginning, I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Gallery to turn off their mobile phones as they affect the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Paul Coghlan, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Terry Leyden,...
  • State of the Union 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (49 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Mattie McGrath. Before we begin, I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Noel Grealish, Senator Billy Lawless, Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (1 speech)
    I welcome members to this meeting, the first in the Dáil Chamber. Draft minutes of the meeting of 6 October 2016 have been circulated. Are the minutes of that meeting agreed? Agreed. Are...
  • Foreign Affairs and Trade Issues: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (39 speeches)
    We meet today with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan. I extend a warm welcome to the Minister and his officials to the meeting, which is timely as a number of...
• 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 Michael D'Arcy, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Gerry Horkan, Deputy...
  • Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016: Discussion (247 speeches)
    We are now dealing with the scrutiny of the Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2016, which is Private Members' business. I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, Mr....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Declan Breathnach, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Joe Carey, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell,* Deputy Tony McLoughlin, Senator Mark Daly,...
  • Business of Committee (1 speech)
    I propose we go into private session to deal with some items of business following which we will go into public session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK EU Referendum Result: Discussion (Resumed) (51 speeches)
    On behalf of the committee, I am delighted to welcome Dr. Anthony Soares, deputy director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies, and Mr. Peter Sheridan, chief executive of Co-operation Ireland....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Denise Mitchell,* Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, Deputy Joe Carey, Senator Kevin Humphreys. Deputy Gino Kenny, * In the absence of Deputy...
  • Labour Activation Measures: Department of Social Protection (112 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. John McKeon, assistant secretary at the Department of Social Protection, to discuss the matter of labour activation measures. He is accompanied by Mr. Paul Carroll and Mr. Jim...