Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

• Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Deputy Dara Calleary, Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Deputy David Cullinane, Deputy John Brady,* Deputy John Lahart,...
  • Business of Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Deputies Lisa Chambers, Pat Deering and Stephen S. Donnolly.
  • Pre-Budget Submission: Age Action Ireland (84 speeches)
    I welcome the deputation from Age Action Ireland: Ms Naomi Feely, senior policy officer, and Mr. Justin Moran, head of advocacy and communications, who will make a pre-budget submission on...
• Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Kyne (Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment), Deputy James Lawless, Deputy...
  • Minerals Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (117 speeches)
    We have a quorum and will start the meeting in public session. I remind members and anyone else in attendance to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode as they can make it...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment has completed its...
  • Business of Committee (16 speeches)
    As the Bill has now completed Committee Stage, it is recommended that the members submit Report Stage amendments to the Bills Office without delay as the Report Stage debate may be tabled at...
• Committee on Public Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Jerry Buttimer. Deputy Martin Heydon, Deputy Denise Mitchell, Deputy Eugene Murphy, Deputy John Paul Phelan,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Sean Sherlock. I advise members that Standing Orders 93(3) of Dáil Éireann and 79(2) of Seanad Éireann state that in the...
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 speeches)
    The next item is decisions of the joint committee on public petitions. Before we begin, I wish to read into the record that at our meeting of 3 May 2017, during our deliberations in public...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Lisa Chambers, Senator Máire Devine, Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Senator Joan Freeman. Deputy Tom Neville, Deputy Donnchadh Ó...
  • Findings of HIQA Statutory Foster Care Service Inspection Reports: Discussion (70 speeches)
    Today we will hear from witnesses from the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, on the matter of foster care service inspection reports. Thereafter, we will move into private session...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Senator John Dolan. Deputy Kate O'Connell, Deputy Louise O'Reilly,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I propose that we deal with housekeeping matters in private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (62 speeches)
    The purpose of this meeting is to engage with Mental Health Reform, Inclusion Ireland, the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies and the Not for Profit Business Association on the UN Convention...
• Select Committee on Justice and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, Deputy Jack Chambers, Deputy David Stanton (Minister of State at the Department of Justice and...
  • Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (373 speeches)
    The committee is in public session. As we are in public session, all mobile phones should be switched off as they cause interference even in silent mode. The meeting has been convened to...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the Criminal Justice...
  • Business of Committee (10 speeches)
    We will now address the second substantive item for address by the select committee this morning, namely, the Coroners Bill and the issue of money messages. Members will recall our discussion...
• 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 Peter Fitzpatrick, Senator John O'Mahony, Deputy Imelda Munster, Senator Ned O'Sullivan. Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (3 speeches)
    Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to switch off their mobile phones. On behalf of the joint committee, I offer our sympathy and condolences to the Vice Chairman, Deputy Kevin...
  • General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (288 speeches)
    I welcome Ms Moyagh Murdock, chief executive officer, and Ms Velma Burns, research manager, of the Road Safety Authority, RSA. This is the latest in a number of meetings we have had on this...