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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 25 Oct 2007

Vol. 640 No. 3

Appointment of Members to Committees: Motion.

I move:

That the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food:—

Deputies Bobby Aylward, Johnny Brady, Michael Creed, Andrew Doyle, Martin Mansergh, Thomas McEllistrim, Christy O'Sullivan, Eamon Scanlon, Tom Sheahan, P. J. Sheehan and Seán Sherlock;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs:—

Deputies Áine Brady, Cyprian Brady, Sean Connick, John Curran, Michael Kennedy, Dinny McGinley, Olivia Mitchell, John O'Mahony, M. J. Nolan, Michael Ring, Mary Upton, Jack Wall and Mary White;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources:—

Deputies Noel Coonan, Simon Coveney, John Cregan, Michael D'Arcy, Peter Kelly, Brendan Kenneally, Mattie McGrath, Joe McHugh, Liz McManus, Michael Moynihan and Peter Power;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Education and Science:—

Deputies Joe Behan, Ulick Burke, Margaret Conlon, Frank Feighan, Paul Gogarty, Brian Hayes, Thomas McEllistrim, Michael Moynihan, Seán Ó Fearghaill, John O'Mahony and Ruairí Quinn;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment:—

Deputies Chris Andrews, Cyprian Brady, Dara Calleary, Deirdre Clune, Damien English, Michael Fitzpatrick, Arthur Morgan, Ned O'Keeffe, Willie Penrose, Leo Varadkar and Mary White;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government:—

Deputies James Bannon, John Cregan, Ciarán Cuffe, Michael Fitzpatrick, Sean Fleming, Phil Hogan, Ciarán Lynch, Padraic McCormack, Christy O'Sullivan, Eamon Scanlon and Joanna Tuffy;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on European Affairs:—

Deputies Barry Andrews, Pat Breen, Joe Costello, Lucinda Creighton, Timmy Dooley, Bernard Durkan, Michael McGrath, Michael Mulcahy, Mary O'Rourke, Billy Timmins and Noel Treacy;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service:—

Deputies Chris Andrews, Seán Barrett, Richard Bruton, Joan Burton, Michael Finneran, Terence Flanagan, Brendan Kenneally, Martin Mansergh, Kieran O'Donnell, Ned O'Keeffe and Peter Power;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs:—

Deputies John Deasy, Frank Fahey, Michael D. Higgins, M. J. Nolan, Michael Noonan, Darragh O'Brien, Noel O'Flynn, Rory O'Hanlon, Alan Shatter, Billy Timmins and Michael Woods;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Health and Children:—

Deputies Bernard Allen, Bobby Aylward, Niall Blaney, Margaret Conlon, Paul Connaughton, Beverley Flynn, Kathleen Lynch, John Moloney, Dan Neville, Charlie O'Connor, Rory O'Hanlon, Jan O'Sullivan and James Reilly;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights:—

Deputies Thomas Byrne, Niall Collins, Sean Connick, Jimmy Deenihan, Charlie Flanagan, Dinny McGinley, Finian McGrath, Denis Naughten, Darragh O'Brien, Brian O'Shea, Peter Power, Pat Rabbitte and Noel Treacy;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Social and Family Affairs:—

Deputies Cyprian Brady, Catherine Byrne, Thomas Byrne, Joe Carey, Seymour Crawford, Olwyn Enright, Jackie Healy-Rae, Mattie McGrath, Charlie O'Connor, Noel O'Flynn and Róisín Shortall;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on Transport:—

Deputies Áine Brady, Thomas P. Broughan, Paul Connaughton, Timmy Dooley, Frank Fahey, Frank Feighan, Michael Kennedy, Michael Lowry, Shane McEntee, Michael McGrath and Fergus O'Dowd;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on the Constitution:—

Deputies Barry Andrews, Seán Ardagh, Thomas Byrne, Michael D'Arcy, Tom Hayes, Brendan Howlin, Michael Kennedy, Denis Naughten, Jim O'Keeffe, Mary O'Rourke and Michael Woods;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on European Scrutiny:—

Deputies Chris Andrews, Seán Connick, Joe Costello, Lucinda Creighton, Timmy Dooley, Damien English, Noel Grealish, Michael McGrath, Michael Mulcahy, Aengus Ó Snodaigh and John Perry;

that the following members be appointed to the Select Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement:—

Deputies Niall Blaney, Johnny Brady, Margaret Conlon, Seymour Crawford, Martin Mansergh, Joe McHugh, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Fergus O'Dowd, Eamon Scanlon, Ruairí Quinn and Noel Treacy;

that the following members be appointed to the Committee of Public Accounts:—

Deputies Bernard Allen, Thomas P. Broughan, Deirdre Clune, Niall Collins, Ciarán Cuffe, John Curran, Sean Fleming, Brendan Kenneally, Pádraic McCormack, Darragh O'Brien, Jim O'Keeffe and Róisín Shortall.

Is the motion agreed.

It is not agreed. I object to the appointment of Members to the committee to the exclusion of any Member and to the process of selection of Members that has been employed by this House.

Question put.

Deputies

Vótáil.

Will the Deputies claiming a division please rise?

Deputies Martin Ferris, Arthur Morgan, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Aengus Ó Snodaigh rose.

As fewer than ten Members have risen I declare the question carried. In accordance with Standing Order 68 the names of the Deputies dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Dáil.

Question declared carried.
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