Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry,* Senator Paudie Coffey, Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Gerry Horkan,* Deputy Mary Butler, Senator Grace O'Sullivan. Deputy Barry...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Noel Grealish and Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee. Senator Clifford-Lee has been substituted by Senator Gerry Horkan. Also, apologies have been received...
  • Public Water Forum (134 speeches)
    By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the...
• Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare (0 speeches)
  The Select Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Deputy Michael Harty, Deputy John Brassil, Deputy Billy Kelleher, Deputy James Browne, Deputy Josepha Madigan, Deputy Pat...
  • Health Service Reform: Health Information and Quality Authority (75 speeches)
    I remind everybody to ensure their mobile phones are either turned off or on aeroplane mode so there is no interference with the recording and broadcasting system. I welcome our witnesses and...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Pat Casey, Senator Victor Boyhan, Deputy Ruth Coppinger, Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Deputy Mattie McGrath, Senator Grace...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane,...
  • Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (82 speeches)
    We are here to address the issue of vacant derelict sites and underused spaces. I remind members that there will be two one-hour sessions. I welcome to the first session Dr. Lorcan Sirr, Ms...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 09:00 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Colm Brophy, Senator Frances Black, Deputy Jack Chambers, Senator Martin Conway. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, In attendance: Deputy Jonathan...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (35 speeches)
    We have a quorum. I thank Deputies Chambers and O'Callaghan and Senator Black for attending on time. Apologies have been received from Deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace and Senator Lorraine...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 14:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Michael Collins, Senator Maura Hopkins, Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell, Deputy Niamh Smyth, Senator...
  • Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (340 speeches)
    We will now resume in public session to discuss the question of what it takes to sustain viable rural communities with representatives from Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and the...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
  The Joint Committee met at 13:30 MEMBERS PRESENT: Deputy Mick Barry, Senator Frank Feighan, Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, Senator John O'Mahony, Deputy Imelda Munster, Senator Ned O'Sullivan. Deputy...
  • Business of Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, the committee is in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh. I propose we go into private session to look after some...
  • Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 speech)
    I will deal with the proposal as listed in Schedule A. It is proposed that COM (2016) 818 does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
  • Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (127 speeches)
    We will now turn to considering the issues affecting sport in Ireland. This is the third hearing on the subject which we have included in our work programme for 2017. Today we will continue our...
  • Current Financial Situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the Rural Transport Programme (Resumed) (221 speeches)
    We will now consider the current financial situation at Bus Éireann, the Expressway Service and the rural transport programme. This is the second in a series of meetings this committee has...