Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 October 2018

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 11 Deireadh Fómhair 2018. Thursday, 11 October 2018. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Shane...
  • Business of Committee (297 speeches)
    As we have a quorum, the committee is now in public session. We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the committee and he is joined by...
  • 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
    Vote 13 - Office of Public Works
    Chapter 6: Lease of Offices at Miesian Plaza (1313 speeches)
    Mr. Maurice Buckley (Chairman, Office of Public Works) called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy James Lawless, Senator Tim Lombard, Deputy Charlie McConalogue,* Senator Michael McDowell. Deputy Eamon Ryan, * In the absence of Deputy...
  • Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed) (62 speeches)
    I wish to draw witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 11:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Joan Burton, Senator Paddy Burke, Deputy Pearse Doherty, Senator Rose Conway-Walsh, Deputy Michael McGrath, Senator Gerry Horkan, Senator...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    We are dealing with No. 9, scrutiny of the public record. Earlier we dealt with schedule B items for COM (2018) 357, COM (2018) 444, COM (2018) 486, COM (2018) 509, COM (2018) 535, COM (2018)...
  • Sale of Property Loans (Project Glas) By Permanent TSB: Discussion (498 speeches)
    I welcome Mr. Masding and his colleagues. I wish to advise them that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:10 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Declan Breathnach, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Tony McLoughlin, Senator Gerard Craughwell, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, Senator Mark Daly,...
  • North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (108 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Brendan Smith who is on Oireachtas business. Today, as part of our work programme for 2018, we are commencing a series of meetings with the North-South...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry,* Senator Victor Boyhan, Deputy Pat Casey, Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy Mattie McGrath, Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, Deputy...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    No apologies have been received. I propose that the committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Housing Standards: Discussion (59 speeches)
    At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and those in the Visitors Gallery are asked to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode as they interfere with...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy John Brady, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins, Deputy Joan Collins, Senator Gerald Nash. DEPUTY JOHN CURRAN IN THE CHAIR.
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, we will commence in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Bailey. The members are welcome to this meeting of the committee. I remind members to turn...
  • Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System: Discussion (84 speeches)
    We have resumed in public session. I welcome Mr. Tim Duggan and Mr. Robert Nicholson. I thank them for their attendance. They are very welcome to our meeting. I will ask them shortly to make...