Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Committee on Public Petitions (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Martin Heydon, Senator Jerry Buttimer, Deputy Denise Mitchell, Senator Colette Kelleher, Deputy Eugene Murphy, Senator Denis Landy,...
- Decisions on Public Petitions Received (13 speeches)
The first petition for consideration is Petition No. P00020/16 from Mr. Desmond Lafferty which is entitled, "Negotiating Norms". The petitioner has engaged on a number of occasions with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Lisa Chambers, Senator Máire Devine. Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Deputy Tom Neville, Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Deputy Jan...
- Business of Committee (1 speech)
I have received apologies from Senators Joan Freeman and Lorraine Clifford-Lee. I remind members of the committee and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones, please, as they interfere with...
- Weight of Schoolbags: Discussion (37 speeches)
I welcome Dr. Sara Dockrell, assistant professor in Trinity College Dublin and chartered physiotherapist, Mr. Paul Beddy, director of the National Parents Council Post-Primary, and Ms Áine...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Paudie Coffey, Deputy Pat Casey,* Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Deputy Shane Cassells,* Senator Grace O'Sullivan....
- Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare (0 speeches)
The Select Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Deputy Michael Harty, Deputy John Brassil, Deputy Billy Kelleher, Deputy James Browne, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, Deputy Pat...
- Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (82 speeches)
I remind everybody in the room to ensure their mobile phones are either turned off or on aeroplane mode so there is no interference with the recording and broadcasting system. I welcome our...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Billy Kelleher, Senator Keith Swanick. Deputy Alan Kelly, Deputy Kate O'Connell, Deputy...
- Emergency Department Overcrowding: Discussion (175 speeches)
This is the first of two sessions on overcrowding in emergency departments, the purpose of which is to engage with the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, ICTU and Patient Focus. The HSE...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Clare Daly, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. Deputy Alan Farrell, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, Deputy Mick Wallace, In attendance: Deputy...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy Dara Calleary,* Senator John O'Mahony, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, Senator Pádraig Ó...