Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

• Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Thomas P. Broughan, Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly, Deputy Joan Burton, Deputy Kate...
  • Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (105 speeches)
    We are now in public session. I remind everybody to switch off their mobile phones because they interfere with the recording and transmission of the proceedings. I welcome Ms Orla O'Connor and...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Lisa Chambers, Senator Máire Devine, Deputy Tom Neville, Senator Joan Freeman. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Deputy Jan...
  • Undocumented Children: Discussion (38 speeches)
    As we have a quorum, we will commence. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones. The first item on the agenda today is a meeting with representatives from Migrants Right Centre...
  • Support Services for Family Law Courts: One Family (20 speeches)
    We are moving on to the presentation to the committee from One Family on the issue of child contact centres and ancillary family support services for private family law courts. I welcome Ms...
• Select Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Bruton (Minister for Education and Skills), Deputy Jim Daly, Deputy Thomas Byrne, Deputy Carol Nolan. Deputy Ciarán Cannon,...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2016
    Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (71 speeches)
    We are meeting to consider the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 26 - Education and Skills, in the amount of €136 million which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the following...
• Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 17:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Deputy Paul Kehoe (Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach), Deputy Lisa Chambers,* Deputy Tony...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2016
    Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
    Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (40 speeches)
    As we have a quorum, the committee is in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputies Seán Crowe and Maureen O'Sullivan. As we are in public session, all mobile phones should...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence has completed its consideration of the...
• 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 Josepha Madigan, Deputy James Browne, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, Deputy...
  • Health Service Reform: HSE (223 speeches)
    I welcome all of those who are watching the live stream of proceedings, everyone in the Gallery, our witnesses and members to the meeting. In particular, I welcome Mr. Tony O'Brien, director...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Buckley,+ Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Lynn Ruane.* Deputy Billy Kelleher, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony,...
  • General Scheme of Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2016: Discussion (67 speeches)
    I thank Mr. Tony Duffin, Mr. Mark Kennedy and Professor Gerard Bury for coming before the joint committee to give evidence. I also welcome those in the Visitors Gallery and those watching on the...
• Select Committee on Justice and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 10:15 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald (Minister for Justice and Equality), Deputy Jack Chambers, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, Deputy Clare...
  • Business of Select Committee (48 speeches)
    All mobile phones should be switched off as they cause interference, even if left in silent mode, with the recording equipment in the committee rooms. We had an instance of that last week so I...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2016
    Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
    Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary) (21 speeches)
    We will proceed with the address of the Supplementary Estimates for Votes 20 and 22, An Garda Síochána and the Courts Service, respectively. They were referred by the Dáil to the...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the following...
• Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Deputy Catherine Murphy, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe, Deputy John Lahart,* Deputy Shane Ross (Minister...
  • Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (192 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Troy. Deputy Lahart will move Deputy Troy's amendments. This meeting has been convened for the purposes of consideration by the committee of the Road...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport has completed its consideration of the Road Traffic...