This Week in the Houses of the Oireachtas 14 - 18 July 2008

Last updated Friday 11 July 2008 at 4.45 p.m.

Dáil Éireann

Adjourned until 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Seanad Éireann

Adjourned Sine Die

11.00 a.m.

• The Joint Committee on European Scrutiny will meet in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000
  • Scrutiny of EU legislative proposals
  • Scrutiny of COM(2008)147: Proposal for a Council Directive amending VAT Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax to combat tax evasion connected to intra Community transactions and Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1798/2003 to combat tax evasion connected to intra Community transactions.
    • Department of Finance 
    • Office of the Revenue Commissioners
    • Irish Business and Employers Confederation
    • Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association
    • Small Firms Association
    • Tax Administration Liaison Committee

2:00 p.m.

• The Joint Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government will meet in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000
  • Domestic Waste Water Treatment Services
    • Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

2.30 p.m.

• The Joint Committee on European Affairs will meet in Committee Room 1, Leinster House 2000
  • Forthcoming General Affairs and External Relations Council
    • Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs

3.00 p.m.

• The Joint Committee on Health and Children will meet in Committee Room 2, Leinster House 2000
  • Lack of on-going services for Autistic children at second level education and A.B.A.
    • The Irish Society for Autism
    • Aspire
    • Irish Autism Action
• The Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service will meet in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000
  • Current state of the economy including the banking and financial services sector
    • Mr. John Hurley, Governor of the Central Bank
    • Financial Services Authority of Ireland

10.00 a.m.

• The Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security will meet in Committee Room 1, Leinster House 2000
  • Climate Change Policy
    • Professor John Fitzgerald
    • Professor Richard S.J. Tol
      • Economic and Social Research Institute
  • Scrutiny of EU Climate Change package
    • Environmental NGOs

11.30 p.m.

• The Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources will meet in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000
  • Overview of the Digital Hub Development Agency
    • Mr. Philip Flynn, Chief Executive Officer
• The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs will meet in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000
  • Current situation in Zimbabwe
    • Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs
    • Progressio
    • National Pension Reserve Fund
    • Ms. Tendai Madondo

12.00 p.m.

• The Joint Committee on Transport will meet in Committee Room 2, Leinster House 2000
  • Development of air access into regions outside Dublin
  • Creation of alternative routes to cater for regions which must access Dublin Airport at present
  • Fuel increased charges
  • The future of long haul flights to and from Ireland.
    • Mr. Garry Cullen, Chief Executive Officer, Aer Arann
    • Mr. Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer, Ryanair

2.00 p.m.

• The Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women’s Rights will meet in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000
  • Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008 (resumed)

3.00 p.m.

• The Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs will meet in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000
• Beijing Olympics
• Mr. Patrick Hickey, President, Olympic Council of Ireland
  
  

• No Bills Scheduled