Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 17:30 The Joint Committee met at 17:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Before we begin our public meeting today, we have a couple of matters to discuss in private session.
  • New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (162 speeches)
    Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and people in the Public Gallery to turn off their mobile phones, please. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 09:30 The Joint Committee met at 09:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Engagement with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (159 speeches)
    Members who are participating remotely need to do so from within the Leinster House complex, as they well know. We have not received any apologies. Today's engagement is with the Minister for...
  • Business of Joint Committee (2 speeches)
    I advise members that at our meeting on 3 May, Senator Garret Ahearn was elected to the position of Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I now call on...
• Committee on Budgetary Oversight (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Roghchoiste le chéile ag 17:30 The Select Committee met at 17:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Select Committee (3 speeches)
    Clerk to the Committee: As the committee does not have a Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach, I invite nominations for a temporary Cathaoirleach.
  • Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (66 speeches)
    As a vote has been called in the Dáil, we will suspend proceedings until it is completed. We will then resume in public session.
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 10:00 The Joint Committee met at 10:00 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • EU Accession Progress of North Macedonia: Engagement with Foreign Minister of North Macedonia (32 speeches)
    On behalf of the committee I welcome the Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Dr. Bujar Osmani. The Minister is joined by his adviser, Mr. Musa Xhemail, the former ambassador of North Macedonia...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:30 The Joint Committee met at 13:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    As we have a quorum, we will begin in public session. Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy McGuinness. The minutes of our meeting on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 were agreed at...
  • Examination of EU Fiscal Rules (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (106 speeches)
    On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the IFAC Mr. Sebastian Barnes, chairman, Dr. Eddie Casey, chief economist, Mr. Brian Cronin, economist and Mr. Killian Carroll, economist. It is...
  • General Scheme of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (80 speeches)
    On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, Mr. Liam Sloyan, and the deputy ombudsman, Ms MaryRose McGovern. In this session we will undertake...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 09:30 The Joint Committee met at 09:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    Apologies have been received from Deputy Gino Kenny. Before we get to the main item on today's agenda, minutes of the committee meetings of 25 April 2023 and 26 April 2023 have been circulated...
  • General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health (378 speeches)
    The purpose of today's meeting is for the joint committee to meet with the Department of Health to conduct pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the health information Bill 2023. I...
• Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:30 The Joint Committee met at 13:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Ceannteidil an Bhille um Údarás na Gaeltachta (Leasú), 2022: Grinnscrúdú Réamhreachtach (Atógáil) (100 speeches)
    Tá ceithre comhalta i láthair, Teachta agus Seanadóir san áireamh, mar sin is féidir linn tús a chur leis an gcruinniú. Leanfaidh sé ar aghaidh go...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 09:30 The Joint Committee met at 09:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Local Link Transport Services: Discussion (120 speeches)
    Apologies have been received from the Cathaoirleach, Deputy Naughten. Members participating in the meeting remotely are required to do so from within the Leinster House complex only. I ask...
• Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:30 The Joint Committee met at 13:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Business of Joint Committee (1 speech)
    I thank members for agreeing that I act as temporary Cathaoirleach today. Apologies have been received from Deputies Smyth, Dillon and Munster. Members should please note the availability of...
  • Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (112 speeches)
    This meeting has been convened on the topic of the development of local community arts - policy-making and funding - with officials from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport...
• Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport (0 speeches)
  Tháinig an Comhchoiste le chéile ag 13:30 The Joint Committee met at 13:30 COMHALTAÍ A BHÍ I LÁTHAIR / MEMBERS PRESENT: Teachtaí Dála / Deputies Teachtaí...
  • Ports Development: Discussion (140 speeches)
    No apologies have been received and I propose we open the meeting. The purpose of the meeting today is for the joint committee to discuss the long-term strategy and plans for the future...