Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jackie Cahill, Senator Paul Daly, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Martin Kenny, Senator Michelle Mulherin....
  • Business of Joint Committee. (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from the Chairman who is delayed owing to unexpected circumstances, but he hopes to be here within the next hour. I propose that we go into private session now to...
  • Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (256 speeches)
    As the Chairman has been unavoidably delayed for an hour or so, I will chair the meeting until he arrives. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Public Gallery to switch off their mobile...
• Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas P. Broughan, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Dara Calleary, Deputy Michael McGrath, Deputy Lisa Chambers, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien....
  • Business of Select Committee (7 speeches)
    I have received apologies from Deputy Donnelly. A pilot approach to gender budgeting has been adopted in the Revised Estimates for public services 2018, published in December. At last week's...
  • Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (33 speeches)
    Before we begin this session I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or at least to put them in airplane mode. Interference from mobile phones affects the sound quality in...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 15:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Terry Leyden, Deputy James Lawless, Senator Tim Lombard. Deputy Eamon Ryan, Deputy Bríd Smith, Deputy Brian...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    The first proposal to come before the committee for consideration is COM (2016) 52, measures to safeguard the security of gas supply, repealing regulation EU (994) 2010. It is proposed that this...
  • 2020 Climate and Energy Package: Discussion (62 speeches)
    I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...
• Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Lisa Chambers, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Deputy Sean Sherlock, Deputy Denise Mitchell, Deputy Katherine Zappone...
  • Business of Select Committee (9 speeches)
    I welcome and thank members and the Minister. They are very welcome to the Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs. The Dáil referred the affordable child care Bill 2017 to our...
  • Childcare Support Bill 2017: Committee Stage (175 speeches)
    I am pleased to have an opportunity to bring the Childcare Support Bill to Committee Stage. When I introduced the Bill to the House on Second Stage I was very grateful for the strong support I...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the Childcare...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy James Lawless, Senator Aidan Davitt, Deputy Tom Neville, Senator Paul Gavan, Deputy Maurice Quinlivan, Senator Kevin Humphreys, Senator...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    We are now in public session. I now propose that we go into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Scrutiny of EU Proposals (1 speech)
    We are now in public session to undertake scrutiny of EU proposals. Before we proceed with business listed, I wish to record the decision taken by the committee on EU legislative proposal COM...
  • Update on Preparations for Brexit: Discussion (64 speeches)
    I remind members, visitors and those in the Public Gallery to please ensure their mobile phones are switched off or are in flight mode for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the...