Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 November 2020

• Public Accounts Committee (0 speeches)
  AN COISTE UM CHUNTAIS PHOIBLÍ COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Déardaoin, 12 Samhain 2020. Thursday, 12 November 2020. The Committee met at 11:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Burke, Deputy...
  • 2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
    Vote 37 – Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    Chapter 4 – Control over Welfare Payments (230 speeches)
    Mr. John McKeon(Secretary General, Department of Social Protection)called and examined.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 16:00 The Joint Committee met at 16:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Before we begin, I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. Members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely, or switched...
  • Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products: Discussion (92 speeches)
    We will proceed with the agenda proper, which is consideration of the proposed changes to the supply of veterinary medicines. We are joined remotely by two sets of witnesses. We will first hear...
• Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 14:00 The Select Committee met at 14:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Select Committee (1 speech)
    I ask members to sit only in the permitted seats and in front of available microphones to ensure they are heard. This is important as not doing so causes serious problems for broadcasting,...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2020
    Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Further Revised) (24 speeches)
    Before we begin, I wish to inform members of the committee that the Minister has another engagement this afternoon and therefore needs to leave this meeting not later than 3.20 p.m., but I think...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration has completed its...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:20 The Joint Committee met at 13:20 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020: Motion (14 speeches)
    Our business today is to consider the motion relating to the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann...
  • Messages to Dáil and Seanad (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has...
• Select Committee on Education and Skills (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 11:30 The Select Committee met at 11:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2020
    Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Further Revised) (40 speeches)
    The Minister and Minister of State as ex officiomembers of the select committee shall, for the purposes of dealing with the Estimates, be counted for the quorum. The meeting has been convened to...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2020
    Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (27 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris, the Minister of State at the same Department, Deputy Niall Collins, who has...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 11:30 The Joint Committee met at 11:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Foreign Affairs Council: Minister for Foreign Affairs (38 speeches)
    This morning's meeting is with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney. I am pleased to welcome him to initiate our discussion on matters that have arisen at the recent meeting of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 14:00 The Joint Committee met at 14:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (5 speeches)
    Are the minutes of the 29 October meeting agreed? Agreed. I shall now turn to items of correspondence. There are items from members in respect of the work schedule. Senator Currie would like...
  • Shared Island Unit: Department of the Taoiseach (46 speeches)
    I welcome the representatives from the shared island unit at the Department of the Taoiseach, Aingeal O'Donoghue, assistant secretary, and Eoghan Duffy, principal officer. I met with Aingeal in...
  • Business of Joint Committee (11 speeches)
    I will continue with the rest of the meeting. We are under instruction to finish by 4 p.m. We have to finish meetings in two hours and have a maximum of one meeting per week. I hope we will...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government (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...
  • Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (39 speeches)
    This meeting has been convened to discuss the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage statement of strategy for the period 2021 to 2025. We are joined on video link by Ms Fiona...
• Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 10:00 The Select Committee met at 10:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2020
    Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (35 speeches)
    I welcome the Minister and his officials and thank them for their attendance and for the briefing material provided, which has already been circulated to members of the committee. This meeting...
  • Message to Dáil (1 speech)
    In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 14:00 The Joint Committee met at 14:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (111 speeches)
    This is our final hearing on issues affecting the aviation sector. I welcome the witnesses: Captain Evan Cullen, president of the Irish Air Line Pilots Association, IALPA; Captain Alan Brereton,...