Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 July 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 John Lahart, Deputy Colm Brophy, Deputy Michael McGrath,...
  • Business of Select Committee (17 speeches)
    I have received apologies from Deputy Pat Deering. Before I begin, I welcome all the members to this meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. I am delighted to be selected as...
  • Development and Reform of the Budget Process: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (31 speeches)
    I welcome Ms Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner, Mr. Laurence Bond, director, and Dr. Mary Murphy, commission member, from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The witnesses will be...
  • Equality Budgeting: Discussion with the National Women's Council of Ireland (48 speeches)
    I welcome Ms Niamh Allen, head of development, and Ms Camille Loftus, social policy researcher and analyst, National Women's Council of Ireland. They both will talk about equality budgeting. ...
• Committee on Public Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Colette Kelleher, Deputy Martin Heydon, Senator Diarmuid Wilson. Deputy Denise Mitchell, Deputy Eugene Murphy,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (12 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Jerry Buttimer. Members are requested to ensure their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to flight mode for the duration of the...
• 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...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I welcome all of you to the committee. This morning we will hear from the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Zappone, and officials from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are considering EU legislative proposal COM (2017) 262. Is it agreed that this proposal does not require any further scrutiny? Agreed. I propose that we suspend for some minutes to allow...
  • Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (39 speeches)
    We are now in public session. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Zappone, and her officials to the meeting, the purpose of which is to discuss the affordable child care scheme. I thank them for...
  • Foster Care Services: Discussion (54 speeches)
    The Minister will make a short presentation which will be followed by questions from members.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brassil, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator John Dolan, Deputy Alan Kelly, Senator Rónán Mullen, Deputy...
  • Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (188 speeches)
    The purpose of this session is to engage with the HSE and the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE, on the processes and criteria used when evaluating orphan drugs. On behalf of the...
  • Funding of Orphan Drugs: Discussion (36 speeches)
    We are joined for this session by representatives of the Alpha One Foundation, an advocacy group for Respreeza, and Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, an advocacy group for Translarna, to discuss the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Jack Chambers, Senator Martin Conway. Deputy Clare Daly, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, Deputy Mick...
  • Valuation Tribunal: Chairperson Designate (33 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. I ask those present to please switch off all mobile phones as they interfere with the sound recording system. The purpose of...
  • Garda Pensions: Discussion (71 speeches)
    In this session we are meeting a representative group of former members of An Garda Síochána who wish to address the joint committee on the denial of Garda pension entitlements. They...
• Select Committee on Justice and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Deputy David Stanton (Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality), Deputy Jack Chambers, Deputy Mick...
  • Business of Select Committee (1 speech)
    No apologies have been received so I expect that all members will attend. Deputy Alan Farrell has been appointed Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. In the...
  • An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Colscaradh) 2016: Céim an Choiste
    Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (42 speeches)
    This meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016. This is a Private Members' Bill that has been sponsored by...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    As consideration of the Bill has been completed, in accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil:The Select Committee on Justice and...
• 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 Imelda Munster, Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh, Deputy Catherine Murphy, Senator John...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I am delighted to be here and I hope to be able to work with everybody. No apologies have been received. I remind Members to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to silent mode. I...
  • Rugby World Cup 2023: Discussion (98 speeches)
    I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Gallery to make sure their mobile phones are turned off. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss Ireland's bid to host the Rugby Word Cup in...