Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 15 December 2016
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas Byrne, Senator Maria Byrne, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Deputy Catherine Martin, Senator Trevor Ó...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. To my knowledge, we have not received any apologies, but Deputy Jim Daly has indicated that he may have a problem attending. I spoke to Deputy...
- Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Discussion (63 speeches)
On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Paul Rowe, chief executive officer of Educate Together, Ms Breda Corr, general secretary of the National Association of Boards of Management in Special...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Declan Breathnach, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy Brendan Smith, Senator Denis...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Paul Gavan, Deputy Tom Neville, Senator James Reilly. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, Deputy Noel Rock, DEPUTY MARY...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:15 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ciarán Cannon, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell. Deputy Michael Collins, Deputy Martin Heydon, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, In...
- Ferry Service to Inis Mór: Discussion (Resumed) (38 speeches)
Breathnóimid anois ar na hábhair seo a leanas: an tseirbhís fharantóireachta go hInis Mór, Contae na Gaillimhe; staid agus curaimí Chomhar na nOileán; West Cork...
- Community Development: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (46 speeches)
Leanfaimid ar aghaidh anois leis an bplé ar Chomhar na nOileán. There is a connection - tá nasc ann - between Comhar na nOileán and the West Cork Development Partnership....
- Mary Robinson Centre: Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. (52 speeches)
The next issue on the clár is the proposed Mary Robinson centre in Ballina, County Mayo. I will start on that. This is a very important issue because Mary Robinson is one of the most...
- Buiséad 2016 don Ghaeilge: An tAire Stáit ag an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta (89 speeches)
An chéad ábhar eile ná an buiséad do 2016 don Ghaeilge agus an maoiniú do Fhoras na Gaeilge agus Údarás na Gaeltachta. An bhfuil éinne ag iarraidh na...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brady, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, Deputy Gino Kenny, Senator Kevin Humphreys. In attendance: Deputy Seán Crowe. DEPUTY JOHN...
- Overview of Pensions: Department of Social Protection (1 speech)
As we have a quorum, the committee is in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Joan Collins. I welcome the witnesses to this meeting of the Joint Committee on Social...
- Overview of Pensions: Discussion (76 speeches)
We are now in public session. I welcome Mr. Tim Duggan, assistant secretary at the Department of Social Protection, who is here to discuss the matter of pensions. He is accompanied by Ms Helen...