Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 November 2019

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 7 Samhain 2019. Thursday, 7 November 2019. The Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Bobby Aylward, Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (225 speeches)
    We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness. He is joined by Ms Geraldine Mooney, deputy director of audit. We have received no...
  • 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
    Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
    Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
    Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (1038 speeches)
    Mr. John McKeon (Secretary General, Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection) called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 09:00 The Joint Committee met at 09:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • International Grand Committee on Disinformation and 'Fake News' (10 speeches)
    Good morning. I welcome all our foreign parliamentarians and witnesses to the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and 'Fake News'. I have received apologies from our delegation from...
  • Session 1: The Evidence (102 speeches)
    In our first session we will hear from Dr. Karlin Lillington of The Irish Times, Dr. Johnny Ryan from Brave, Mr. Roger McNamee, an investor and author, and Mr. Ben Nimmo from Graphika. It is...
  • Session 2: Industry Perspective (181 speeches)
    I welcome Dr. Monika Bickert, vice president of content policy at Facebook; Mr. Jim Balsillie, chair of the Centre for International Governance Innovation; Mr. Marco Pancini, director of public...
  • Session 3: The State of Play in Regulation (75 speeches)
    This is the third session of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and 'Fake News'. I welcome to our meeting this afternoon Ms Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner for...
  • Session 4: International Collaboration (68 speeches)
    This is the fourth session of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and 'Fake News'. I welcome Mr. Rogier Huizenga, human rights programme manager, Inter-Parliamentary Union; Mr....
  • Session 5: Future Collaboration (39 speeches)
    The fifth session of today's proceedings gives members an opportunity to discuss options for future collaboration. I asked members in advance to think about which organisations or mechanisms...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 14:10 The Joint Committee met at 14:10 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Voting and Citizenship Rights of Citizens in Northern Ireland: Discussion (19 speeches)
    As we have a quorum, the meeting will now commence. Apologies have been received from Senators Ó Donnghaile, Craughwell and Feighan. Deputy O'Dowd might be able to join us later,...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 09:30 The Joint Committee met at 09:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum I will call the meeting to order and we are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Colette Kelleher. I propose we go into private session to deal...
  • Latent Defects: Discussion (86 speeches)
    At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 10:30 The Joint Committee met at 10:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I welcome everyone to the meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. If members have mobile phones, they might turn them to silent or turn them off. I propose...
  • Transposition of IORP II Directive: Discussion (58 speeches)
    We are now in public session. I would like to welcome our guests from Irish Life, Mr. David Harney, group CEO, Mr. Shane O'Farrell, head of product and pricing, and Ms Teresa Kelly Oroz, head of...