Results 1,721-1,740 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Roantree for that comment. I thank all our witnesses for attending. This is the start of our committee reporting on this topic and their evidence was fascinating. We may invite them to attend again but I thank them for their attendance. I thank the members also.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: I thank Dr. Collins. Does Deputy Boyd Barrett wish to speak again?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: I will come back to Dr. Collins on these but I will ask Deputy Ryan to come in now.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Yes. We must conclude the meeting by 6.30 p.m.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Dr. Collins has two or three minutes in which to reply.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: The Department of Finance is in the process of preparing the list, so that will be coming shortly to the committee. I thank Dr. Collins for his attendance and for the information he shared. I also thank the members for their attendance, particularly the ones who are left.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed): Dr. Micheál Collins (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: The meeting is concluded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (6 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy Ó Broin is running five minutes late but will be here. I propose to go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording service, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on their device. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent, as this will maintain the level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Is the case a live one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Deputies Fergus O'Dowd, Pat Casey and Mick Barry. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Members and visitors in the Public Gallery are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or on airplane mode. It is not sufficient to turn phones on silent as this maintains a level of interference in the broadcasting system. No. 4 on today's agenda is pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the prohibition of certain...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Does Ms Dean wish to make an opening statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Dean. As Mr. Chave has nothing to add, I call on Senator Grace O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Do Ms Dean or Mr. Chave wish to respond to any of the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: I alert Dr. Lynch to the fact that there are two different types of penalties under head 13. The first is the one to which he referred, while the second is a penalty "on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding €3,000,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both". Does Dr. Lynch have a copy of this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Senator Boyhan asked questions on other matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy has asked three questions I was going to ask. I would like to tag on another question or two. Would Ms Dean like to mention any aspects of the Bill that go too far, or do not go far enough, in her opinion? Does she believe there is anything missing from it? I hear what she is saying about other countries coming forward with their own legislation. I think we are going slightly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Would Dr. Nash like to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Prohibition of Certain Products Containing Plastic Microbeads Bill 2018: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Bailey: Is the Deputy saying that we do not use microbeads because of the medical products here?