Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISÍALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 16 Bealtaine 1996.

Thursday, 16 May 1996.

The Select Committee met at 11.30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	T. Ahearn,
,,	N. Ahern,
,,	M. Brennan,
,,	T. Broughan,†
,,	E. Byrne,*
,,	J. Costello,
,,	S. Crawford,*†
,,	(Minister for Social Welfare),P. De Rossa
,,	A. Dukes,†
,,	M. Ferris,†
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	C. Flood,
Deputy	M. Geoghegan-Quinn,
,,	C. Keaveney,
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	J. McDaid,*
,,	D. McGinley,
,,	M. Martin,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	J. O'Donoghue,†
,,	S. Ryan,*
,,	E. Walsh,†
,,	J. Walsh,
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies P. Hogan, S. Hughes and F. Fitzgerald respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies T. Moffatt, T. Ahearn, P. Bradford, J. Kemmy, M. Geoghegan-Quinn and S. Kenny respectively for part of meeting.

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.