Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISÍALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Dé Céadaoin, 20 Márta 1996.

Wednesday, 20 March 1996.

The Select Committee met at 11.30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	T. Ahearn,
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	P. Clohessy,*
,,	P. Connaughton,[]
,,	J. Connor,*
,,	J. Costello,
,,	M. Creed,*
,,	(Minister for Social Welfare), P. De Rossa
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	C. Flood,
Deputy	D. Foley,*
,,	M. Geoghegan-Quinn,
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	D. McGinley,
,,	M. Martin,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	M. Smith, []
,,	M. Wallace,
,,	J. Walsh,
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies H. Keogh, J. Costello, P. Hogan and M. Brennan respectively.

ï¿½In the absence of Deputies D. McGinley and M. Martin for part of the meeting.

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.