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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 the delegates have further comments to add?

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 all of the delegates for attending. A couple of them have been here a few times now. I appreciate the time they have taken to come and inform us on this fascinating report. I have found it refreshing not to talk about housing for one meeting. At our next meeting, at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, we will receive an update on all developments in the water sector.

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?

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: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Maria Bailey: Does Mr. Brennan wish to add anything?

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

Maria Bailey: Does anyone else want to come in?

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

Maria Bailey: We are well over time. Is it agreed that we will continue until 12.20 p.m.? Agreed. The last two are Deputies Casey and Ó Broin.

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

Maria Bailey: Does Mr. O'Connor wish to add a comment?

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.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Maria Bailey: Today's business shall be No. 11, motion re amendment of orders of reference of special Joint Committee on Climate Action; No. 12, motion re Minamata convention - referral to committee; No. 33, National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018 - Second Stage, resumed; and No. 54, Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017, Deputies Rock and Donnelly - Second...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Maria Bailey: I welcome the increased investment on the part of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. I will outline the tangible result of such increased investment. People never thought that almost 10,000 social homes would be delivered this year, that in the region of 8,000 units would be built and acquired or that we would support over 45,000 people in accommodation while their...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)

Maria Bailey: Yes.

Death of former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Dec 2018)

Maria Bailey: We women like to get the last word and, therefore, I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I share in the expressions of sympathy for the late, great Paddy Harte. It is my misfortune that I did not get to know him properly but, given the words that have been expressed, it is clear he was a great son, husband, father, grandfather and a tremendous asset to the country and politics. I share in the...