Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 21 Márta 1996.

Thursday, 21 March 1996.

The Select Committee met at 10.30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	P. Bradford,
,,	E. Byrne,†
,,	P. Connaughton,†
,,	J. Costello,
,,	M. Creed,*
,,	(Minister for Social Welfare), P. De Rossa
,,	(Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare), B. Durkan
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
Deputy	C. Flood,
,,	M. Geoghegan-Quinn,
,,	P. Hogan,
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	K. Lynch,
,,	M. Martin,
,,	P. J. Sheehan,*
,,	D. Wallace,*
,,	M. Wallace,*
,,	J. Walsh,
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies T. Ahearn, D. McGinley, M. Brennan and S. Hughes.

†In the absence of Deputies K. Lynch and P. Hogan for part of meeting.

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.