Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN.

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Dé Máirt, 26 Márta 1996.

Tuesday, 26 March 1996.

The Select Committee met at 10.40 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	T. Ahearn,
,,	D. Ahern,†
,,	N. Ahern,†
,,	M. Bhamjee,*
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	D. Bree,*
,,	(Minister for Social Welfare), P. De Rossa
,,	(Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare). B. Durkan
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	C. Flood,
Deputy	P. Hogan,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	S. Kirk,*
,,	J. Leonard,†
,,	K. Lynch,
,,	D. McGinley,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	T. Nealon,†
,,	E. Ó Cuív,
,,	J. O'Keeffe,†
,,	M. Wallace,*
,,	J. Walsh,
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies J. Kemmy, J. Costello, M. Geoghegan-Quinn and S. Hughes respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies T. Moffatt, C. Flood, M. Wallace, T. Ahearn and F. Fitzgerald respectively for part of meeting.

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.