Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

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DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 27 Meitheamh 1996.

Thursday, 27 June 1996.

The Select Committee met at 2.35 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	P. Bradford,
,,	D. Bree,†
,,	Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht),D. Carey (
,,	J. Costello,
,,	S. de Valera,*
Deputy	T. Foxe,
,,	Minster for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht),M. Higgins (
,,	M. McDowell,*
,,	D. McGinley,
,,	M. Martin.

*In the absence of Deputies C. Flood and H. Keogh respectively.

†In the absence of Deputy J. Costello for part of meeting.

In attendance: Deputies É. Ó Cuív and L. O'Donnell.

ACTING CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY M. FLAHERTY IN THE CHAIR.