Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 June 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 Pádraig Mac Lochlainn. Deputy Martin Kenny, Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We will deal first with a number of EU legislative proposals. Schedule A, COM (2017) 692 is a proposed Council regulation regarding the quantitative limitation on buying-in skimmed milk powder....
  • Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (113 speeches)
    I remind members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. The purpose of this session is detailed scrutiny of the Island Fisheries (Heritage...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Timmy Dooley, Senator Joe O'Reilly. Deputy Eamon Ryan, Deputy Bríd Smith, Deputy Brian Stanley, In attendance: Senator Colette...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I have received apologies from Deputy James Lawless and Senators Tim Lombard, Terry Leyden and Michael McDowell.
  • Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (70 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...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 16:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas Byrne, Senator Maria Byrne, Deputy Kathleen Funchion, Senator Paul Daly.* Deputy Catherine Martin, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    We did not have a quorum at 3.30 p.m. so commence now in public session. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones when attending committee meetings. I thank Senator Paul Daly for...
  • Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (76 speeches)
    As I mentioned earlier, we will skip Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, in deference to those who have been waiting for us. I ask members to stay behind when we have finished with our witnesses to take...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Neale Richmond. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Seán Haughey, In attendance: Deputies Michael Collins, Danny...
  • Multi-Annual Financial Framework after 2020: European Commission (21 speeches)
    We have received apologies from Deputy Mattie McGrath and Senators Leyden and Coghlan, who are taking part in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, BIPA, meeting today, and from Senator...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Peter Burke, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Kieran O'Donnell. Deputy Michael McGrath, Deputy Paul Murphy, In...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I propose that we go into private session to deal with some matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We will resume in public session to deal with No. 6, decision on scrutiny of EU proposals for the public record. The committee agreed that EU proposals COM (2018) 321, COM (2018) 322, COM (2018)...
  • European Union-Related Matters: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (246 speeches)
    We are now moving to No. 7, which is engagement with the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform on EU budget 2021 negotiations, EU 2018 country-specific recommendations and on...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brady, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. Deputy Joan Collins, Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Bríd Smith,...
  • Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
    Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (78 speeches)
    Deputy O'Loughlin, who chairs the Joint Committee on Education and Skills is en route. She is a little late but she will be here shortly. We have received apologies from Senator John Dolan,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Casey, Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Deputy Ruth Coppinger, Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy Darragh O'Brien, Deputy Eoin Ó...
  • General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (62 speeches)
    I apologise for the delay in starting the meeting. We needed to have Members of both Houses in attendance. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members, witnesses and...
  • Right to Housing: Discussion (40 speeches)
    At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and those in the Visitors Gallery are requested to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely or switched to...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 12:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brady, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. Deputy Joan Collins, Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly, Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Deputy Bríd Smith,...
  • Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
    Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (78 speeches)
    Deputy O'Loughlin, who chairs the Joint Committee on Education and Skills is en route. She is a little late but she will be here shortly. We have received apologies from Senator John Dolan,...