Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

  • Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
    AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Dé Céadaoin, 30 Mean Fómhair 2020. Wednesday, 30 September 2020. The Committee met at 10:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy...
    • Business of Committee (1 speech)
      Good morning. We have a quorum. We are joined remotely by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, as a permanent witness to the committee. We have received no apologies. The...
    • Business of Committee (Resumed) (60 speeches)
      Before addressing correspondence, I will address our work programme. A number of members have sent suggestions to the clerk and I propose we address these this day next week. Later today, the...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 12:45 The Joint Committee met at 12:45 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      A quorum is four members with one from each House and we have that. Apologies have been received from Deputies Martin Browne and Matt Carthy. Deputy Martin Kenny is attending in substitution...
    • Election of Vice Chairman (7 speeches)
      We will now consider proposals for the election of a Vice Chairman.
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 12:30 The Joint Committee met at 12:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      I welcome all members of the joint committee to its first meeting. I look forward to working with them all in a genuine spirit of partnership and co-operation. I am confident that we will bring...
  • Special Committee on Covid-19 Response (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 10:10 The Select Committee met at 10:10 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (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)
      Apologies have been received from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin. It is a great honour to be appointed Chairman of the joint committee. This is my first time to be the Chairman of a committee in my...
    • Election of Vice Chairman (1 speech)
      I propose we defer the election of Vice Chairman. I propose that members email the clerk to the committee with nominations for the position. The clerk will submit the nominations to me and I...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 17:30 The Joint Committee met at 17:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      Ba mhaith liom ar dtús báire fáilte is fiche a chur romhaibh chuig an gcoiste inniu agus go háirithe roimh na Seanadóirí agus na Teachtaí a bhuaigh bhur...
    • Election of Vice Chairman (7 speeches)
      I call for nominations for the position of Vice Chairman.
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 15:10 The Joint Committee met at 15:10 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      We have a quorum and will commence in public session. I have an immediate difficulty to put to members, namely, that Deputies are required to be in the convention centre at or before 4.45 p.m....
    • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
      No. 9 is EU scrutiny under Schedule A. It is COM (2020) 234. It is proposed that this proposal, having been discussed, does not want any further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. Schedule...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:15 The Joint Committee met at 13:15 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (20 speeches)
      This is the first meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. Due to Covid-19 the business of our meeting will be conducted in a very different type...
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:00 The Joint Committee met at 13:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      As it is our inaugural meeting, the committee is meeting in public session. We will shortly go into private session to discuss procedural matters and consider our work programme. I welcome...
    • Election of Vice Chairman (1 speech)
      One of the first tasks facing the committee is the election of Vice Chairman. However, I propose that we defer consideration of this business and first consider in private session and in detail...
  • Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 15:00 The Joint Committee met at 15:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      Chairman: As we have a quorum, we will begin. This inaugural meeting will begin in public session. We will shortly go into private session to discuss procedural matters and our work programme....
  • Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
    Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 15:30 The Joint Committee met at 15:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
    • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
      We will shortly go into private session to discuss housekeeping matters. Apologies have been received from Deputy Duncan Smith. It is a great honour to be appointed Chair of this committee....