Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 May 2018

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 10 Bealtaine 2018. Thursday, 10 May 2018. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward, Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (20 speeches)
    We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is accompanied by Ms Ruth Foley, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy...
  • State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
    Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
    2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
    2016 Financial Statements of the HSE (1390 speeches)
    Mr. Jim Breslin (Secretary General, Department of Health), Mr. Tony O'Brien (Director General, Health Service Executive) and Mr. Ciarán Breen (Director, State Claims Agency) called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Seán Barrett, Senator Ivana Bacik, Deputy Niall Collins, Senator Mark Daly. Deputy Tony McLoughlin, In attendance: Senator...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I welcome Deputy Niall Collins to the joint committee for his first meeting as Fianna Fáil spokesperson on foreign affairs and trade. The committee looks forward to working with him. ...
  • Syrian Conflict: Irish Syria Solidarity Movement (12 speeches)
    In the first part of the meeting we will meet Dr. Annie Sparrow to discuss the effect of the Syrian conflict on children. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure...
  • Situation in Palestine: Discussion (23 speeches)
    In part B of today's meeting, we meet Mr. Omar Barghouti to discuss the current situation in Palestine and the growing non-violent civil society movement that opposes Israel's occupation. Mr....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Peter Burke, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy John Deasy, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Gerry Horkan, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    We will go into private session to deal with various matters.
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Before we get to item No. 8, which is the quarterly engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland, there are a few matters the committee has to deal with. Item No. 7 is EU scrutiny for the public...
  • Business of Joint Committee (Resumed) (5 speeches)
    I want to place on record my response to the interview this morning with Ms Emma Nic Mhathúna. I was shocked by the content of the interview. I do not know how to explain it. All we can...
  • Banking Sector: Quarterly Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (513 speeches)
    I wish to advise our guests 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 committee. However,...
• Working Group of Committee Chairmen (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Paul Coghlan, Deputy Mary Butler, Senator Joan Freeman, Deputy Joe Carey, Senator Gerry Horkan,* Deputy Catherine...
  • Matters of Public Policy: Discussion with Taoiseach (78 speeches)
    We have received apologies from Deputies Sean Fleming and John McGuinness, who are chairing other committees that are meeting at present. Apologies have also been received from Deputy Seán...