Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
The Select Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, Deputy John Lahart, Deputy Declan Breathnach, Deputy Michael McGrath, Deputy Thomas P. Broughan, Deputy Jonathan...
- Committee on Public Petitions (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Jerry Buttimer. Deputy Denise Mitchell, Deputy Eugene Murphy, SENATOR COLETTE KELLEHER IN THE CHAIR.
- Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 speech)
We are now in public session. The first petition for consideration is No. P00034/16 from Mr. Joseph O'Shea, a petitioner who seeking a mechanism to appeal decisions of the Minister for Justice...
- Nursing Home Casebook: Ombudsman, Mr. Peter Tyndall (35 speeches)
I welcome our visitors. At a previous meeting, we considered the Ombudsman's Nursing Home Casebook. To help us consider this matter further, I am pleased to welcome the Ombudsman, Mr. Peter...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Lisa Chambers, Senator Fintan Warfield. Deputy Denise Mitchell, Deputy Tom Neville, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, In attendance: Deputy Tony...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
I thank members of the committee for attending this morning. Apologies have been received from Deputy Sean Sherlock. I propose we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is...
- Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (148 speeches)
I thank witnesses for appearing before the Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs and I welcome them to the meeting to contribute to our hearings on tackling childhood obesity. We will be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 17:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brassil, Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy James Browne, Senator Colette Kelleher, Deputy Pat Buckley, Senator Gabrielle McFadden. Deputy...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
We have received apologies from Deputies Tom Neville and Thomas Pringle. Members are requested to ensure that their mobile telephones are turned off for the duration of the meeting, as they...
- A Vision for Change: Engagement with Department of Health Oversight Group (99 speeches)
We are now in public session. I welcome Mr. Hugh Kane, chairman of the Department's oversight group for A Vision for Change, Dr. Fiona Keogh from NUI Galway, a member of the oversight group, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly, Senator Colm Burke. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Alan Kelly, Deputy Kate O'Connell, Deputy Margaret Murphy...
- Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (138 speeches)
First of all, I wish to apologise for the Chairman and Vice Chairman, who are at other meetings at present. They have asked me to step in to open this session. We are dealing with regulation of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 10:40 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jack Chambers, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Clare Daly, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, Deputy Mick Wallace, In...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
No apologies have been received. We shall first go into private session briefly to deal with housekeeping matters.
- Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (67 speeches)
The purpose of today's session is to conduct detailed scrutiny of the Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2017, which is sponsored by our committee colleague, Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. We...
- 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 John O'Mahony. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe, Deputy Noel Rock, Deputy Robert...
- Business of Joint Committee (8 speeches)
Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe took the Chair.
- Rural Bus Services: Discussion (107 speeches)
In the first session of today's meeting, we will consider proposals for late-night rural bus services. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Shane Ross, and his officials, Mr. Kevin Doyle, Ms Eilish...
- Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (109 speeches)
I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, back to the meeting. He is accompanied by three officials, Ms Maev Nic Lochlainn, Ms Denise Keoghan and Mr. Declan...
