Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 9 Meán Fomhair 1993.

Thursday, 9 September 1993.

The Select Committee met at 11 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	T. Ahearn,
,,	M. Ahern,
,,	N. Ahern,†
,,	M. Bell,
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	M. Brennan,
,,	T. Broughan,*
,,	H. Byrne,
,,	M. Creed,
,,	N. Davern,
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	J. Higgins,
,,	B. Kenneally,†
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	J. Leonard,
Deputy	M. McDowell,*
,,	P. McGrath,†
,,	L. McManus,
,,	G.Mithchell,†
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	D. Moynihan,
,,	B. Moynihan-Cronin,
,,	E. O Cuív,*
,,	L. O'Donnell,
,,	R. O'Hanlon,
,,	N. O'Keeffe,*
,,	A. Shatter,*
,,	R. Shortall,
,,	(Minister for Equality and Law Reform),M. Taylor
,,	M. Wallace,

* In the absence of Deputies P. Gallagher(Laoighis-Offaly), P. J. Morley, M. Quill, S. de Valera, M. Kitt and B. Allen respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies M. Ahern, F. Fitzgerald and C. Flanagan (for part of the meeting).

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.