SELECT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND CHILDREN debate -
Wednesday, 25 Feb 2004

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 2.30 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy J. Curran,+	Deputy L. McManus,
Deputy J. Devins,	Deputy O. Mitchell,
Deputy D. Fitzpatrick,	Deputy J. Moloney,
Deputy J. Gormley,	Deputy D. Neville,
Deputy S. Kirk,*	Deputy F. O’Malley.
Deputy B. Lenihan (Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children),

*In the absence of Deputy B. Cooper-Flynn.

+In the absence of Deputy J. Moloney for part of meeting.

DEPUTY B. O’KEEFFE IN THE CHAIR.

Chairman

I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and his officials to the meeting.