Detailed schedule of committee meetings
Last updated: 14.02, 03 March 2021
The start times indicated in this schedule are subject to change at short notice.
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15.00
Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
CR4, LH 2000
1. Impact of the UK/EU trade and cooperation agreement on the Irish economy and Irish households and businesses. 2. An analysis of the wider impacts of Brexit for Ireland and Brexit related matters.
- Dr. Alan Barrett, Director, Economic and Social Research Institute
- Dr. Martina Lawless, Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute
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09.00
Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
CR2, LH 2000
The emerging evidence that vitamin D may reduce the severity of the Covid-19 infection.
- Representatives from the Covit-D Consortium
10.00
Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment
CR4, LH 2000
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (resumed)
- Representatives from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
- Representatives from the Commission for Communications Regulation
Any other business
10.00
CR3, LH 2000
Financial Statements 2019 - Horse Racing Ireland
- Representatives from Horse Racing Ireland
12.15
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Joint Committee on Climate Action
CR3, LH 2000
Engagement regarding the reduction of Carbon Emissions by 51% by 2030
- Mr Tadhg O'Mahony - Independent Consultant in Sustainability Transformations
- Mr Niall Cussen - Planning Regulator
- Mr Andrew Murphy, Transport and Environment
13.00
Joint Committee on Disability Matters
CR2, LH 2000
How Special Education policy aligns with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
- Josepha Madigan, Minister of State at the Department of Education
14.00
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
15.30
Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
CR4, LH 2000
Future Expansion of the Technological Universities
- Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
16.00
Dáil Chamber
Committee Stage consideration of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020
- James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice
- Officials from Dept. of Justice
16.00
Engagement on banking matters
- Representatives from Irish Financial Services Union
- Representatives from Ulster Bank
16.00
Review to Renew; the public consultation element of the National Development Plan
- Officials from Dept. of Transport, Mr Ken Spratt, Secretary General, Department of Transport
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10.00
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
10.30
Joint Committee on Climate Action
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
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11.00
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
11.30
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
11.30
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
MS Virtual Teams Meeting
Private Meeting
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No meetings were scheduled.
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No meetings were scheduled.
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No meetings were scheduled.
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15.00
Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
CR3, LH 2000
Impact of Brexit on data flows between U.K. and EU and more broadly on data protection.
Dealing with a potential future divergence in data protection law between the EU and UK
Impact of Brexit on companies/organisations transferring or storing data between UK and EU
The data protection implications that arise due to increased customs paperwork.
- John O'Dwyer , Deputy Commissioner, Data Protection Commission
- Nicola Coogan, Assistant Commissioner, Data Protection Commission
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10.00
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
Pre-legislative scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 and delays in driving licence renewals and driving tests.
- Representatives from the Road Safety Authority
10.00
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill (resumed)
- Representatives from The Housing Alliance
- Representatives from County and City Management Association (CCMA)
10.00
Conradh na Gaeilge - the Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement
- Julian de Spáinn, Ard-Rúnaí
- Dr Niall Comer, Uachtarán
- Conchúr Ó Muadaigh
- Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh
11.00
Joint Committee on Climate Action
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
12.15
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
12.15
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Virtual MS Teams Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Comhfhreagras faighte ag an Roghchoiste (F108, F110 agus F111)
Seisiún 7 (1.00 – 3.00 iarnóin) [arna leanúint ó 16 Feabhra 2021]: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019 – Céim an Choiste an 3ú Céim – Dáil Éireann (Tosaithe Arís)
- Príomh-Aoire don Rialtas agus Aire Stáit don Ghaeltacht, Spórt agus Cosanta, an Teachta Dála Jack Chambers
Aon Ghnó Eile
13.00
Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
CR4, LH 2000
Update on a) reopening of schools; b) 2021 State Examinations; and c) a recent Joint Committee Report
- Norma Foley, Minister for Education
- Josepha Madigan, Minister of State at the Department of Education
13.00
2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 11 (Public Expenditure and Reform), Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances), Vote 14 (State Laboratory), Vote 15 (Secret Service), Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service), Vote 18 (National Shared Services Office), Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman), Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement), Vote 43 (Office of the Government Chief Information Officer)
- Michael McGrath, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
- Ossian Smyth, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
13.00
CR3, LH 2000
- Officials from Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Representatives from Office of Government Procurement
16.00
CR2, LH 2000
Update on Covid - 19 related health issues
- Stephen Donnelly TD, Minister for Health
16.00
Engagement with Officials from the Health Service Executive on the Ombudsman for Children Report entitled “Unmet Needs”
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Dr Cathal Morgan, Head of Operations – Disability Services;
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Ms. Angela O’Neill, National Disability Specialist with lead responsibility for Assessment of Need
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Ms Breda Crehan Roche, Chief Officer for Community Healthcare Organisation (Area 2)
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Professor Malcom MacLachlan, Clinical Lead - National Clinical Programme for People with Disability
16.00
Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine
CR4, LH 2000
Rewetting of bogs and the impact on drainage for surrounding farmland
- Representatives from The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) and National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC)
- Dr. David Wilson, Earthy Matters Environmental Consultants
- Representatives from Bord na Móna
16.00
Dáil Chamber
Committee Stage consideration of the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021
- Helen McEntee, Minister for Justice
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10.00
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
Virtual Teams Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Disability Matters
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
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11.30
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
Joint Committee on Public Petitions
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
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10.00
Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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15.00
Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
CR4, LH 2000
1. Impact of the UK/EU trade and cooperation agreement on the Irish economy and Irish households and businesses. 2. An analysis of the wider impacts of Brexit for Ireland and Brexit related matters.
- Dr. Alan Barrett, Director, Economic and Social Research Institute
- Dr. Martina Lawless, Research Professor, Economic and Social Research Institute
-
09.00
Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
CR2, LH 2000
The emerging evidence that vitamin D may reduce the severity of the Covid-19 infection.
- Representatives from the Covit-D Consortium
10.00
Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment
CR4, LH 2000
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (resumed)
- Representatives from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC)
- Representatives from the Commission for Communications Regulation
Any other business
10.00
CR3, LH 2000
Financial Statements 2019 - Horse Racing Ireland
- Representatives from Horse Racing Ireland
12.15
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Joint Committee on Climate Action
CR3, LH 2000
Engagement regarding the reduction of Carbon Emissions by 51% by 2030
- Mr Tadhg O'Mahony - Independent Consultant in Sustainability Transformations
- Mr Niall Cussen - Planning Regulator
- Mr Andrew Murphy, Transport and Environment
13.00
Joint Committee on Disability Matters
CR2, LH 2000
How Special Education policy aligns with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
- Josepha Madigan, Minister of State at the Department of Education
14.00
Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
15.30
Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
CR4, LH 2000
Future Expansion of the Technological Universities
- Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
16.00
Dáil Chamber
Committee Stage consideration of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020
- James Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Justice
- Officials from Dept. of Justice
16.00
Engagement on banking matters
- Representatives from Irish Financial Services Union
- Representatives from Ulster Bank
16.00
Review to Renew; the public consultation element of the National Development Plan
- Officials from Dept. of Transport, Mr Ken Spratt, Secretary General, Department of Transport
-
10.00
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
10.30
Joint Committee on Climate Action
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
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11.00
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
11.30
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
11.30
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
MS Virtual Teams Meeting
Private Meeting
-
No meetings were scheduled.
-
No meetings were scheduled.
-
No meetings were scheduled.
-
15.00
Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
CR3, LH 2000
Impact of Brexit on data flows between U.K. and EU and more broadly on data protection.
Dealing with a potential future divergence in data protection law between the EU and UK
Impact of Brexit on companies/organisations transferring or storing data between UK and EU
The data protection implications that arise due to increased customs paperwork.
- John O'Dwyer , Deputy Commissioner, Data Protection Commission
- Nicola Coogan, Assistant Commissioner, Data Protection Commission
-
10.00
Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
Pre-legislative scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 and delays in driving licence renewals and driving tests.
- Representatives from the Road Safety Authority
10.00
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
10.00
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill (resumed)
- Representatives from The Housing Alliance
- Representatives from County and City Management Association (CCMA)
10.00
Conradh na Gaeilge - the Irish Language and the New Decade New Approach Agreement
- Julian de Spáinn, Ard-Rúnaí
- Dr Niall Comer, Uachtarán
- Conchúr Ó Muadaigh
- Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh
11.00
Joint Committee on Climate Action
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
12.15
Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
12.15
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Virtual MS Teams Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Comhfhreagras faighte ag an Roghchoiste (F108, F110 agus F111)
Seisiún 7 (1.00 – 3.00 iarnóin) [arna leanúint ó 16 Feabhra 2021]: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019 – Céim an Choiste an 3ú Céim – Dáil Éireann (Tosaithe Arís)
- Príomh-Aoire don Rialtas agus Aire Stáit don Ghaeltacht, Spórt agus Cosanta, an Teachta Dála Jack Chambers
Aon Ghnó Eile
13.00
Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
CR4, LH 2000
Update on a) reopening of schools; b) 2021 State Examinations; and c) a recent Joint Committee Report
- Norma Foley, Minister for Education
- Josepha Madigan, Minister of State at the Department of Education
13.00
2021 Revised Estimates for Public Services - Vote 11 (Public Expenditure and Reform), Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances), Vote 14 (State Laboratory), Vote 15 (Secret Service), Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service), Vote 18 (National Shared Services Office), Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman), Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement), Vote 43 (Office of the Government Chief Information Officer)
- Michael McGrath, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
- Ossian Smyth, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
13.00
CR3, LH 2000
- Officials from Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Representatives from Office of Government Procurement
16.00
CR2, LH 2000
Update on Covid - 19 related health issues
- Stephen Donnelly TD, Minister for Health
16.00
Engagement with Officials from the Health Service Executive on the Ombudsman for Children Report entitled “Unmet Needs”
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Dr Cathal Morgan, Head of Operations – Disability Services;
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Ms. Angela O’Neill, National Disability Specialist with lead responsibility for Assessment of Need
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Ms Breda Crehan Roche, Chief Officer for Community Healthcare Organisation (Area 2)
- Representatives from Health Service Executive (HSE), • Professor Malcom MacLachlan, Clinical Lead - National Clinical Programme for People with Disability
16.00
Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine
CR4, LH 2000
Rewetting of bogs and the impact on drainage for surrounding farmland
- Representatives from The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) and National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC)
- Dr. David Wilson, Earthy Matters Environmental Consultants
- Representatives from Bord na Móna
16.00
Dáil Chamber
Committee Stage consideration of the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021
- Helen McEntee, Minister for Justice
-
10.00
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
13.00
Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
Virtual Teams Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Disability Matters
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
16.00
Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks
MS Teams virtual meeting
Private Meeting
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11.30
Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
Joint Committee on Public Petitions
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
14.00
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
-
10.00
Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
MS Teams Virtual Meeting
Private Meeting
-
No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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No meetings are currently scheduled.
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