Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jackie Cahill, Senator Paul Daly, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Martin Kenny, Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn,...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    The first item is the scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Schedule A is COM (2016) 698, a proposal for a Council regulation fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks...
  • Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (27 speeches)
    I remind members, witnesses and people in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones for the duration of the meeting. I welcome Professor Alan Matthews of Trinity College, Dublin....
  • Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (23 speeches)
    We will move on to the next issue, which is obviously linked to Brexit to a certain extent. The issue is Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, reform post-2020. While a copy of the professor's...
• Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Deputy David Cullinane, Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Thomas P. Broughan, Deputy Stephen...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion (97 speeches)
    We are now in public session. I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and his officials. Today's meeting will deal with the expenditure outturn for 2016, the Revised Book of...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 17:05 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Michael Lowry, Senator Michael McDowell, Deputy Eamon Ryan, Senator Joe O'Reilly. Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are in public session. I remind witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or to switch them to flight mode as they interfere with the sound system and make it difficult for our parliamentary...
  • Post Office Network: Discussion (62 speeches)
    Item No. 3 is An Post. I take the opportunity to welcome all our witnesses here this afternoon. The committee has decided to consider the following matters at our meeting today: policy issues...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Aidan Davitt, Deputy Tom Neville, Senator Paul Gavan, Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, Senator James Reilly. Deputy Noel...
  • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (96 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly and Senator Gerald Nash. At our meeting on 8 November 2016 it was agreed that three EU proposals - COM (2016) 443, COM (2016) 444...
• Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Aindrias Moynihan, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív,* Senator Joe O'Reilly. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd,...
  • Gnó an Choiste (1 speech)
    Fáilte romhaibh go léir agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh. Go raibh maith agaibh. Tá fhios agam go bhfuil sé deacair teacht inniu, go háirithe ag an am seo, ach...
  • Cathracha Dátheangacha: Gaillimh le Gaeilge (36 speeches)
    Fáilte romhaibh go léir agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh. Tá bliain chrua amach romhainn, trí Ghaeilge agus trí Bhéarla. Ba mhaith liom fáilte...
  • Polasaithe Iontrála Scoile: Cearta Oideachais (50 speeches)
    Ba mhaith liom arís fáilte croíúil a chur roimh Ms Siobhán Nic Gaoithín agus Mr. Colmán Ó Drisceoil, go háirithe roimh Siobhán os rud é go...