Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 19 Nollaig 1996.

Thursday, 19 December 1996.

The Select Committee met at 11.20 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	Minister for Education),N. Bhreathnach (
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	P. Connaughton,†
,,	M. Coughlan,†
,,	F. Crowley,
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	C. Flood,
,,	M. Geoghegan-Quinn,
,,	P. Hogan,
,,	S. Hughes,
Deputy	C. Keaveney,†
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	H. Keogh,
,,	K. Lynch,
,,	D. McGinlley,
,,	M. Martin,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	B. Moynihan-Cronin,*
,,	J. Mulvihill,*
,,	S. Power,*
,,	J. Walsh,
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies S. Pattison, J. Costello and M. Brennan respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies M. Flaherty, T. Moffatt and J. Walsh for part of meeting.

DEPUTY SEAN KENNY IN THE CHAIR.