Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

• Committee on Public Petitions (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Jerry Buttimer. Deputy Joe Carey,* Deputy Denise Mitchell, * In the absence of Deputy Martin Heydon. In...
  • Business of Joint Committee (4 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputies Dara Murphy and Martin Heydon.
  • Decisions on Public Petitions Received (5 speeches)
    The first petition for consideration is Petition No. P00038/17, from Mr. Paddy Lambe, entitled "Bureaucracy and the Public Services Card". It is vital that the person who applies for and passes...
• Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Deputy Sean Sherlock, Deputy Denise Mitchell, Deputy Katherine Zappone (Minister for Children and Youth Affairs)....
  • Estimates for Public Services 2018
    Vote 40 - Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Revised) (87 speeches)
    I welcome members. I am aware that Deputy Denise Mitchell is running late owing to a family matter. We are meeting to consider the Revised Estimate for Vote 40 for the Department of Children...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Paul Coghlan, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Gerard P. Craughwell, Deputy Seán Haughey, Senator Terry Leyden,...
  • General Affairs Council, Brexit, Future of Europe and Western Balkans: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (20 speeches)
    I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they cause serious problems otherwise. I would like to warmly welcome the Minister of State at...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brassil, Senator Máire Devine, Deputy James Browne, Senator Gabrielle McFadden. Deputy Pat Buckley, Deputy Joe Carey, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Chairman: Apologies have been received from Deputy Thomas Pringle and Senator Collette Kelleher. I welcome Deputy Seán Crowe who has replaced Deputy Mary Lou McDonald on the joint...
  • Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (195 speeches)
    Chairman: I welcome to the meeting representatives from the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, IHCA; Dr. Roy Browne, consultant psychiatrist; Dr. Kieran Moore, consultant psychiatrist; Dr....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Billy Kelleher, Senator John Dolan, Deputy Kate O'Connell, Senator Keith Swanick. Deputy...
  • Chronic Disease Management: Discussion (73 speeches)
    We are meeting the HSE's national clinical leads for its national clinical programmes on stroke, heart failure and older people, as well as its national director for clinical programmes and...
  • Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board: Discussion (31 speeches)
    On behalf of the joint committee, I thank Ms Deirdre Walsh and Mr. Aidan Tumbleton from the professional regulation unit of the national human resource division of the Department of Health for...
  • Messages to Dáil and Seanad (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 90 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Order that the Dáil approve 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, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile....
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, we shall commence in public session. I remind members to please switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. I have not been advised of...
  • Garda Homicide Statistics: Discussion (Resumed) (318 speeches)
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss again issues surrounding the recording and classification of Garda homicide figures including, in particular, the review being conducted by An Garda...
• Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 17:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Aindrias Moynihan, Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív,* Deputy Peadar Tóibín, * In the absence...
  • Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2017: Plé (Atógáil) (103 speeches)
    Táimid ar ais arís ag leanúint ar aghaidh leis an bpróiseas agus ár grinnscrúdú réamhtheachtach ar Bhille na Teangacha Oifigiúla agus ba mhaith liom...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy Imelda Munster, Senator Ned O'Sullivan. Deputy Catherine Murphy, Deputy Noel Rock, Deputy Robert...
  • Business of Committee (2 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from the Chairman and Senator O'Mahony. Before we begin, I remind members to turn off their mobile phones completely or put them on silent mode.
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We will now turn to our scrutiny of EU legislative proposals, which the committee considered earlier. Regarding COM (2017) 676 under schedule A, there are no subsidiary concerns with this...
  • CIÉ Group Pensions: Discussion (242 speeches)
    I remind members, witnesses and persons in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome everyone to the meeting, particularly Mr. Ronan Gill, chief operating officer and chief...