Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 May 2017

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 4 Bealtaine 2017. Thursday, 4 May 2017. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward, Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (91 speeches)
    Mr. Seamus McCarthy (An tArd Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste)called and examined.
  • Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (685 speeches)
    Mr. Phil Meaney(Chairman, Bord na gCon) andDr. Seán Brady(Interim CEO, Bord na gCon)called and examined.
  • 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
    Vote 20 - Garda Síochána - Internal Audit Report on Garda College, Templemore (1507 speeches)
    Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan (Commissioner, An Garda Síochána)called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Peter Burke, Senator Kieran O'Donnell. Deputy Michael D'Arcy, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Michael McGrath, SENATOR GERRY HORKAN IN THE CHAIR.
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Before we proceed, I wish to record in public session the decision taken by the committee on item 6, an EU proposal. The committee agreed that COM (2017) 133, a proposal for a Council decision...
  • Improving Investment Opportunities in the Wider Economy: Discussion (96 speeches)
    I welcome to the meeting Mr. Andrew McDowell, vice president of the European Investment Bank, EIB, and Mr. Cormac Murphy, head of the Dublin office, and from the Strategic Banking Corporation of...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (116 speeches)
    The committee is now resumed in public session. This is item 8, session B: scrutiny of EU legislative proposal COM(2017) 114 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the...
• 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 Mark Daly, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, Senator Niall Ó...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Deputy Brendan Smith and Senators Frances Black and Denis Landy have sent their apologies for their absence. The UK Parliament has been dissolved so there are no Northern Ireland MPs in...
  • Acht na Gaeilge: Engagement with Conradh na Gaeilge (32 speeches)
    Tá fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir. I apologise that that is probably the extent of my Gaeilge. The witnesses are very welcome and we are really glad that they are here...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Ruth Coppinger, Senator Victor Boyhan, Deputy Barry Cowen, Deputy Paudie Coffey, Deputy Mattie McGrath, Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (1 speech)
    At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to...
  • Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Discussion (75 speeches)
    I remind members that there will be two sessions today. I welcome to our first session Deputy Joan Collins, Mr. Séamas Ó Tuathail and Ms Treasa Brannick O’Cillín. At...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brady, Senator Catherine Ardagh, Deputy Joe Carey, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. Deputy Gino Kenny, Deputy Willie O'Dea, In attendance:...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum we will meet in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Maria Bailey. Everyone is welcome to the meeting of the Joint Committee on Social Protection. I...
  • Pension Provision: Age Action (44 speeches)
    We are joined by Mr. Justin Moran, head of advocacy and communications for Age Action and Mr. Gerard Scully, senior information officer of Age Action. Members have been circulated with the...
• Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Senator Paul Coghlan,+ Senator Michelle Mulherin, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Senator Gerald Nash, Senator Mark Daly, Senator Niall Ó...
  • Engagement with Central Bank of Ireland (35 speeches)
    Apologies have been received in advance of the meeting from Senator Frances Black, whose substitute is named as Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to...
  • Engagement with Enterprise Ireland (32 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Kevin Sherry, Mr. Garrett Murray and Ms Anne Lanigan from Enterprise Ireland. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not...
  • Engagement with Industry Representatives (31 speeches)
    We are back in public session. I do not intend to spend too long on introductions as we have so much ground to cover with our excellent witnesses. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact...
  • Engagement with the Bar of Ireland (15 speeches)
    This session will be an engagement with the Bar of Ireland. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Paul McGarry, senior counsel, chairman of the Bar of Ireland, who also chairs its working group on Brexit,...