Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 July 2018

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 5 Iúil 2018. Thursday, 5 July 2018. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward, Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (6 speeches)
    Before we commence our business, Deputy Cullinane wants to raise a point of order.
  • Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed) (314 speeches)
    Mr. John Connaghan (Director General, Health Service Executive) and Mr. Jim Breslin (Secretary General, Department of Health)called and examined.
  • 2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
    2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
    Vote 38 - Department of Health (991 speeches)
    Mr. John Connaghan(Director General, Health Service Executive)and Mr. Jim Breslin (Secretary General, Department of Health) called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Thomas Byrne, Senator Maria Byrne, Deputy Catherine Martin, Senator Robbie Gallagher, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, Senator Paul Gavan,...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, I call the meeting to order. I remind members, including myself, to turn off their mobile phones. Deputy Thomas Byrne has said that he will be late, but he will be here. As...
  • Employment Equality Act Order: Minister for Education and Skills (27 speeches)
    The first item on the agenda is engagement with the Minister for Education and Skills on motion re the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann of the Employment...
  • 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 Education and Skills has completed its consideration of the following motion:That...
  • Review of Relationships and Sexuality Education: Discussion (Resumed) (88 speeches)
    No. 2 on our agenda is an engagement with stakeholders on the committee's review of relationships and sexuality education. As everybody is aware, this is fourth engagement on this matter....
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Noel Grealish, Senator Mark Daly, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh,* Senator Gabrielle McFadden. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan, * In the absence...
  • Business of Joint Committee (4 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputies Seán Barrett, Seán Crowe, and Tony McLoughlin, and Senators Ivana Bacik and Billy Lawless. Is it agreed that we go into private session? Agreed.
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Under schedule A, it is proposed that these proposals do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. Under schedule B, it is proposed that COM (2018) 204, COM (2018) 205, COM (2018)...
  • Search and Rescue Missions in Mediterranean and Migration Crisis: Médecins Sans Frontières (26 speeches)
    We welcome Mr. Sam Taylor, director of Doctors Without Borders-Médecins Sans Frontières in Ireland and Ms Hassiba Hadj-Sahraoui, humanitarian affairs adviser on migration, who joins us...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Joan Burton, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Michael McGrath, Senator Gerry Horkan, Deputy...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    Before dealing with No. 7, engagement with the Bank of Ireland I note that the committee has made a decision on No. 6, the scrutiny of EU proposals. This is for the public record. The committee...
  • Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (283 speeches)
    Moving to item 7, Bank of Ireland, I welcome Ms McDonagh and her colleagues to the meeting. I remind witnesses to please turn of their mobile telephones or remove them from the desks so that...
  • Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (145 speeches)
    We will now deal with the issue of contractual arrangements for public sector infrastructural projects. I welcome the delegates. I understand Mr. Hennebry will make the opening statement.