Seanad Éireann debate -
Friday, 18 Sep 2020

Vol. 271 No. 2

Establishment of Select Committees: Motion

Senator Regina Doherty

I move:

(1) That Select Committees as set out in column (1) of the Schedule hereto are hereby appointed pursuant to Standing Order 71.

(2) Each Select Committee shall perform the functions set out in Standing Order 71 in respect of the Government Department or Departments listed in column (2) opposite each Committee (in anticipation of the coming into effect of the necessary Government Orders in relation to names of Departments and titles of Ministers and transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions).

(3) The number of members appointed to each Select Committee shall be 5

(4) Each Select Committee shall have the powers defined in Standing Order 72, other than paragraphs (6) to (10).

(5) Each Select Committee shall be joined with a Select Committee appointed by Dáil Éireann to form a Joint Committee to carry out the functions set out in Standing Order 71, other than at paragraph (5) thereof.

(6) Each Joint Committee shall have the powers defined in Standing Orders 72, 116 and 118.

(7) The Select Committee on Justice shall have the powers defined in Standing Order 117(1)(b).

SCEIDEAL

	(1) An Coiste	(2) An Roinn/Na Ranna
1	An Roghchoiste um Thalmhaíocht agus Muir	Talmhaíocht agus Muir
2	An Roghchoiste um Leanaí, Míchumas, Comhionannas agus Lánpháirtíocht	Leanaí, Míchumas, Comhionannas agus Lánpháirtíocht
3	An Roghchoiste um Ghníomhú ar son na hAeráide	Gníomhú ar son na hAeráide, Líonraí Cumarsáide agus Iompar
4	An Roghchoiste um Iompar agus Líonraí Cumarsáide
5	An Roghchoiste um Oideachas, Breisoideachas agus Ardoideachas, Taighde, Nuálaíocht agus Eolaíocht	Oideachas
		Breisoideachas agus Ardoideachas, Taighde, Nuálaíocht agus Eolaíocht
6	An Roghchoiste um Fhiontar, Trádáil agus Fostaíocht	Fiontar, Trádáil agus Fostaíocht
7	An Roghchoiste um Ghnóthaí Eachtracha agus Cosaint	Gnóthaí Eachtracha
		Cosaint
8	An Roghchoiste um Shláinte	Sláinte
9	An Roghchoiste um Thithíocht, Rialtas Áitiúil agus Oidhreacht	Tithíocht, Rialtas Áitiúil agus Oidhreacht
10	An Roghchoiste um Dhlí agus Ceart	Dlí agus Ceart
11	An Roghchoiste um na Meáin, Turasóireacht, Ealaíona, Cultúr, Spórt agus Gaeltacht	Na Meáin, Turasóireacht. Ealaíona, Cultúr, Spórt agus an Ghaeltacht
12	An Roghchoiste um Choimirce Shóisialach, Forbairt Pobail agus Tuaithe agus na hOileáin	Coimirce Shóisialach, Forbairt Pobail agus Tuaithe agus na hOileáin
13	An Roghchoiste um Airgeadas, Caiteachas Poiblí agus Athchóiriú, agus An Taoiseach	Airgeadas, Caiteachas Poiblí agus Athchóiriú, An Taoiseach

SCHEDULE

	(1) Committee	(2) Department(s)
1	Select Committee on Agriculture and the Marine	Agriculture and the Marine
2	Select Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration	Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
3	Select Committee on Climate Action	Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport
4	Select Committee on Transport and Communications Networks
5	Select Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science	Education
		Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
6	Select Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Enterprise, Trade and Employment
7	Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence	Foreign Affairs
		Defence
8	Select Committee on Health	Health
9	Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage	Housing, Local Government and Heritage
10	Select Committee on Justice	Justice
11	Select Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht	Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht
12	Select Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands	Social Protection
		Community and Rural Development and the Islands
13	Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach	Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Taoiseach

Question put and agreed to.