Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 31 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 Martin Kenny, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Charlie McConalogue, Senator Pádraig Mac...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are in public session to discuss EU legislative proposals. Schedule A, COM (2016) 750, is a proposal for the regulation, of the European Parliament and the Council, of the definition and...
  • Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (80 speeches)
    Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and people in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting services....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 17:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Eamon Ryan, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Bríd Smith, Senator Michael McDowell, Deputy Brian Stanley, Senator Joe O'Reilly. In...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are now in public session. I remind members and 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...
  • Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion (50 speeches)
    The purpose of this meeting is to consider policy issues arising from the Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and EPA-led joint research programme on the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Peter Burke, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Gerry Horkan, Deputy...
  • EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: European Commissioner for Competition (215 speeches)
    By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. However, if they are directed by it...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Paul Gavan, Deputy Tom Neville, Senator James Reilly. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, Deputy Noel Rock, Deputy Bríd...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Aidan Davitt who is in Brussels on committee business. I propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Discussion (65 speeches)
    I remind members, visitors and those in the Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or in airplane mode for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting...