Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 October 2017

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 5 Deireadh Fómhair 2017. Thursday, 5 October 2017. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby...
  • Business of Committee (145 speeches)
    We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness at this committee. He is accompanied by Mr. Mark Brady. Before we begin, I extend the...
  • IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (260 speeches)
    Mr. Martin Shanahan(CEO, IDA Ireland)called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Terry Leyden, Deputy James Lawless, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Eamon Ryan, Senator Joe O'Reilly. Deputy Bríd...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the sound system. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not comment on,...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Resumed) (70 speeches)
    The committee will resume its annual mid-year review of the 2017 Estimates for Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment, which amounts to €540,363,000. We will begin with...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Seán Crowe, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Tony McLoughlin, Senator Billy Lawless. Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Noel Grealish. I welcome the members to this meeting. On my own behalf and on behalf of the committee, I extend our sincere sympathy to the Cosgrave...
  • Irish Aid Programme Review (40 speeches)
    In part one of today's meeting, we will meet Mr. Niall Burgess, Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Mr. Ruairí de Búrca, director of Irish Aid. I...
  • Defence Forces Strategy Statement 2017 to 2020: Department of Defence (50 speeches)
    In this part of the meeting we will have a discussion on the Defence Forces strategy statement for the period 2017 to 2020 with Mr. Maurice Quinn, Secretary General of the Department of Defence,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Michael McGrath, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Paul Murphy, Senator Gerry Horkan, Senator...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    I will now deal with No. 7, which is scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. Before we proceed with the business I wish to record the decision taken by the committee on EU legislative proposals....
  • Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Ulster Bank (547 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Gerry Mallon, Ulster Bank chief executive officer, and his colleagues. Before I ask Mr. Mallon to make his opening statement I must draw attention to the fact that by virtue of...