Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 March 2017

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 9 Márta 2017. Thursday, 9 March 2017. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward, Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (152 speeches)
    We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness at the committee. He is accompanied by Ms Ruth Foley, deputy director of audit. Apologies have...
  • HSE's Patients' Private Property Accounts 2015
    HSE Financial Statement 2015: Note 13 re Fair Deal Scheme
    Health Repayments Scheme Donations Fund 2015 (644 speeches)
    Mr. Tony O'Brien(Director General, HSE) called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, Senator Mark Daly. In attendance: Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh....
  • Implications of Brexit for Foreign Policy: Dr. Karen Devine, DCU (35 speeches)
    Apologies for their absence have been received from Senator Billy Lawless and Deputy Darragh O'Brien. Today we are meeting with Dr. Karen Devine of the Dublin City University, DCU, school of law...
  • Implications of Brexit for Irish Exports: Irish Exporters Association (69 speeches)
    In session B we are meeting representatives of the Irish Exporters Association as part of the remit of the committee is trade promotion. I welcome from the association Ms Nicola Byrne,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:45 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward,+ Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Michael McGrath, Senator Kieran O'Donnell....
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (52 speeches)
    Before we proceed, I wish to record in public the decision taken by the joint committee on the scrutiny of EU proposal COM (2016) 856. COM (2016) 856 is a proposal for a regulation framework for...
• Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 11:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Peter Burke, Deputy Eoghan Murphy (Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform), Deputy Paschal Donohoe...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2017
    Vote 11 - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
    Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
    Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
    Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
    Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
    Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
    Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
    Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (139 speeches)
    It has been agreed that I will act as Chair. We hope the Chairman of the committee, Deputy John McGuinness, will arrive at a later stage. I remind Deputies to ensure their mobile phones are...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil.The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Declan Breathnach, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, Senator Frank Feighan....
  • Implications for Good Friday Agreement of UK Referendum Result (Resumed) (21 speeches)
    We have received apologies from Deputy Sean Sherlock, Senators Gerard P. Craughwell, Denis Landy and Niall Ó Donnghaile, Francie Molloy, MP, and Pat Doherty, MP. The joint committee is...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Casey, Senator Victor Boyhan, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, Senator Paudie Coffey, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, Senator Jennifer Murnane...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    No attendance apologies have been received. I propose that we go into private session to deal with any housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (83 speeches)
    I welcome the following officials from the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General, Ms Mary Hurley, Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa, Mr. Niall...
• Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Halligan (Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation), Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, Deputy James Lawless,*...
  • Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (85 speeches)
    This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016, which was referred to the select committee by order of 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 Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed its consideration of the Knowledge...
• 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 Joe Carey, In attendance: Deputies Michael Collins, Danny Healy-Rae and Niamh Smyth. DEPUTY...
  • Business of Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, we will commence the meeting. Apologies have been received from Deputies Gino Kenny and Joan Collins. I remind members to either switch off their mobile phones completely...
  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service Restructuring: Discussion (Resumed) (30 speeches)
    From the National Development Managers Network, I welcome Mr. Tomás Lally, development manager, Mayo Citizens Information Service; Ms Orla Barry, development manager, Sligo Citizens...