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Estimates for Public Services 2015: Message from Select Committee (9 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: The Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2015: Vote 30.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Sector Recruitment Panels: Public Appointments Service (9 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: I welcome our visitors. Ms Tierney spoke about civil servants, public servants and the State funded bodies. I presume, other than the commercial bodies, the Public Appointments Service also deals with State-sponsored bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Sector Recruitment Panels: Public Appointments Service (9 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Does the Public Appointments Service recruit for roles with State sponsored bodies, which are being advertised now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Sector Recruitment Panels: Public Appointments Service (9 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Ms Tierney mentioned that in general the lifetime of a panel is 12 months and that a similar position exists in Northern Ireland. Does she have any information about the process in other countries in the European Union? How would the Public Appointments Service go about extending or closing the panel? As public representatives, we often hear about issues concerning further medical exams....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Sector Recruitment Panels: Public Appointments Service (9 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: If a panel is to be reopened, would the Public Appointments Service approach the client or would the client contact the Public Appointments Service? Is the interview board involved? How does that work? I know Ms Tierney said the Public Appointments Service might not reopen it anyway but what would happen if it were to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Public Sector Recruitment Panels: Public Appointments Service (9 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Okay.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: I would appreciate it if the Deputy did not use unparliamentary language.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Please, no more interruptions.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: I call Deputy Fitzmaurice to ask a supplementary question.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Go raibh maith agat.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: There are seven proposals to be put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with the late sitting agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 14a, without debate, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 2aagreed to?

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Is the proposal for dealing with No. 2b, Second Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015, agreed to?

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Is the proposal for dealing with the sitting and business of the Dáil tomorrow agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal that the Dáil shall sit at 12 noon on Monday in the event that certain business concludes in the Seanad agreed to?

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Is the proposal for dealing with the business and sitting of the Dáil at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, 15 December 2015 agreed to?

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Many a slip is made in the Chamber.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Order, please. Deputy Keaveney has the floor.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Order please. I have called Deputy Keaveney.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: I cannot hear what is going on.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: We will start again. Settle down.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2015)

Michael Kitt: Come on, Deputy Keaveney, through the Chair.