Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Jack Chambers, Senator Paul Daly, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Senator Máire Devine, Deputy John Lahart, Senator Tim Lombard,...
- Committee on Public Petitions (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Shane Cassells, Senator Jerry Buttimer. Deputy Martin Heydon, Deputy Dara Murphy, Deputy Eugene Murphy, DEPUTY SEAN SHERLOCK IN THE CHAIR.
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
As we have the required number of members present I propose that we go into public session. Is that agreed? Agreed. We have not received any apologies thus far. I wish to advise members...
- Decisions on Public Petitions Received (1 speech)
We propose to consider some of the public petitions, the first of which is No. P00019/18 from Ms Angela Dunne. We propose to forward a copy of the response from the Department of Education and...
- National Orchestras: Discussion (53 speeches)
At a previous meeting, we considered the issue of orchestra services at RTÉ on foot of a petition. To help us further consider this matter, I welcome Mr. Aodán Ó Dubhghaill from...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Lisa Chambers, Senator Colm Burke, + Deputy Tom Neville, Senator Fintan Warfield. Deputy Louise O'Reilly, * Deputy Anne Rabbitte, * In the...
- Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (77 speeches)
I welcome all of the delegates to continue our hearings on the topic of tackling childhood obesity. We will hear presentations by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, Senator Colm Burke, Deputy Alan Kelly, Senator John Dolan, Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, Senator Keith Swanick....
- Business of Joint Committee (6 speeches)
Given the day that is in it, I propose that we have a minute's silence in acknowledgement of Emma Mhic Mhathúna whose funeral takes place today. Being the Oireachtas Joint Committee on...
- Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (309 speeches)
This morning we will hear from Dr. Gabriel Scally and Dr. Karin Denton on the report on the scoping inquiry into the CervicalCheck screening programme which was published last month. On behalf...
- 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 Clare Daly, Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, Deputy Mick Wallace, In...
- Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
As we have a quorum, we will commence. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. No apologies have been received. We will now go into...
- European Union Regulations: Motion (8 speeches)
We are now back in public session. The purpose of our first session is to consider a Government motion to exercise the right to opt in, pursuant to Protocol 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning...
- Messages to Dáil and Seanad (1 speech)
The Joint Committee on Justice and Equality has completed its consideration of the following motions:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option...
- Community Policing and Rural Crime: Discussion (Resumed) (172 speeches)
The purpose of our engagement this morning is to resume our consideration of the issues of community policing and rural crime. We are joined this morning for, to my knowledge, only the second...
