Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 30 Eanáir 1997.

Thursday, 30 January 1997.

The Select Committee met at 2 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	Minister for Education),N. Bhreathnach (
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	M. Brennan,
,,	E. Byrne,*
,,	M. Coughlan,*†
,,	S. Doherty,*
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	C. Flood,
,,	S. Hughes,
Deputy	J. Kemmy,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	H. Keogh,
,,	K. Lynch,
,,	P. McGrath,†
,,	M. Martin,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	P. J. Sheehan,*
,,	R. Shortall,*
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies P. Hogan, J. Walsh, M. Geoghegan-Quinn, F. Crowley and J. Costello respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies T. Moffatt and D. McGinley for part of meeting.

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.