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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank all of the witnesses who have given of their time so freely. I appreciate many of them were made aware of the meeting at very short notice, and we appreciate the effort they have made. This is an historic day, as it is the first time in the history of the Houses a Private Members' Bill and a Government Bill have been brought to committee side by side for pre-legislative scrutiny....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Education (Amendment) Bill 2015 and General Scheme of Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank everyone for their second round of contributions. It is clear that we are all trying to get to the same place but we have some differing views and some very similar views of how we do that. I have tossed this around in my head for a long time and I have couple of brief points to make. I accept what the Ombudsman for Children states, that having a separate ombudsman for education can...

Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters Relative to Disability Service in the South East and Related Matters): Motion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Go raibh maith agat a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Failtím deis labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo sa Teach. I begin by saying what a difficulty it is for all of us as public representatives in this House as we struggle to connect and to portray collectively the outrage of the people we represent at home. It is at times like this that all of us struggle, first and foremost with...

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív, Mattie McGrath, Martin Ferris and Bríd Smith have three minutes each to make an initial statement and the Minister of State has four minutes to reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I will move on to the next Topical Issue if I do not get order in the House.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I will move on to the next Topical Issue if the Minister of State is interrupted again.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Yes.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Does the Deputy want to push it and see me move on to the next Topical Issue?

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Deputy, please desist. Continue, Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Thank you, Deputies. I am moving on to the next Topical Issue.

Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Closures (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Okay gentlemen, thank you. Please leave the Chamber quietly and act like grown ups.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: The Deputy's time is up.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. Her time is up.

Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy.

Estimates for Public Services 2017: Message from Select Committee (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: The Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for the service of the year ending 31 December 2017 - Vote No. 40.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: This committee meeting is to begin our pre-legislative scrutiny of the Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017 regarding guardians ad litem. We will begin our consideration of this very important piece of legislation by hearing from representatives of Barnardos and the Children's Rights Alliance. Later in the morning the Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs will meet with the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Mr. Fergus Finlay, chief executive officer, and Ms Freda McKittrick, assistant director, guardian ad litemservice, from Barnardos. I also welcome Ms Tanya Ward, chief executive officer, and Ms Edel Quinn, senior legal and policy officer, from the Children's Rights Alliance. I thank them for appearing before the committee. In accordance with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (8 Mar 2017)

Jim Daly: Yes.