Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 May 2017
- Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 18 Bealtaine 2017. Thursday, 18 May 2017. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward, Deputy...
- Business of Committee (50 speeches)
We have a quorum and the committee is now in public session. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, a permanent witness at the committee, who is accompanied...
- Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (1247 speeches)
Mr. Phil Meaney(Chairman, Bord na gCon) and Dr. Seán Brady (Interim Chief Executive Officer, Bord na gCon) called and examined.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 15:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin*, Deputy Seán Crowe, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. * In the absence of Deputy Darragh...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael McGrath, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Sean Sherlock, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Senator Gerry Horkan. DEPUTY JOHN MCGUINNESS IN THE...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
Apologies have been received from Deputy Pearse Doherty. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (88 speeches)
We are meeting to engage in pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft general scheme of data-sharing and governance Bill with officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:45 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Declan Breathnach, Senator Frances Black, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Senator Frank Feighan, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. DEPUTY...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
Apologies have been received from Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan, Brendan Smith and Sean Sherlock and Senator Mark Daly. As I said at the last meeting, we do not have Northern Ireland MPs present...
- Voting Rights in Northern Ireland: Discussion (25 speeches)
I welcome our guests, Mr. Mark Bassett and Professor Colin Harvey. They will address our meeting today on the topic of voting rights. We will invite both witnesses to give their opening...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Casey, Senator Victor Boyhan, Deputy Barry Cowen, Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, DEPUTY MARIA BAILEY IN THE CHAIR.
- Select Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
The Select Committee met at 10:40 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brady, Deputy Willie O'Dea, Deputy Joe Carey, Deputy Leo Varadkar (Minister for Social Protection). Deputy Joan Collins, Deputy Gino...
- Business of Select Committee (1 speech)
As we have a quorum, the select committee is now in public session. I propose we go into private session to discuss the arrangements for today's meeting. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (123 speeches)
This meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimate for Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection, which was referred by the Dáil to the select committee with an instruction 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 Social Protection has completed its consideration of the Revised Estimate for...
- 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 Frances Black, Senator Michelle Mulherin, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile, Senator Paul Daly, Senator Joe...
- Engagement with Ulster Farmers Union (18 speeches)
Apologies have been received from Senator Mark Daly. I remind members of the committee to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off at this point. Today is a very busy session for this...
- Engagement with Teagasc (10 speeches)
On behalf of the committee, I welcome from Teagasc Professor Gerry Boyle and his colleague, Dr. Kevin Hanrahan, to talk us through more matters on our busy schedule for today focusing on the...
- Engagement with Representatives of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Alliance of Racing and Breeding (11 speeches)
On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Shane O'Dwyer, chief executive officer, Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Ms Elizabeth Headon, spokesperson, Alliance of Racing and Breeding,...
- Engagement with Macra na Feirme and the Irish Farmers Association (14 speeches)
On behalf of the Seanad special committee, I welcome Mr. James Healy, who was elected as national president of Macra na Feirme recently; and Mr. Joe Healy, who is not so newly elected as...
- Engagement with Food Drink Ireland and Meat Industry Ireland (9 speeches)
On behalf of the committee I would like to welcome the director of Food Drink Ireland, Mr. Paul Kelly, and the chair of Meat Industry Ireland, Mr. Philip Carroll. I thank them both for coming in...
