SELECT COMMITTEE ON FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS debate

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 4 p.m.

Members Present:

Deputy D. Ahern (Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs),	Deputy B. Durkan,
Deputy M. Ahern,†	Deputy S. Fleming,*
Deputy J. Brady,	Deputy D. Foley,
Deputy M. Brennan,	Deputy P. McGrath,
Deputy T. Broughan,	Deputy J. O’Keeffe,
Deputy J. Browne (Wexford),	Deputy J. Perry,*
Deputy U. Burke,*	Deputy E. Wade.
Deputy S. Crawford,

*In the absence of Deputies R. Shortall, J. Moloney and J. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) respectively.

†In the absence of Deputy M. Brennan for part of meeting.

DEPUTY N. AHERN in the chair.