Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Dé Céadaoin, 19 Feabhra 1997.

Wednesday, 19 February 1997.

The Select Committee met at 10.30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	Minister for Education),N. Bhreathnach (
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	D. Bree,*
,,	M. Brennan,
,,	(Wexford)*,J. Browne
,,	E. Byrne,*
,,	H. Byrne,*
,,	J. Costello,
,,	M. Coughlan,*
,,	F. Crowley,
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	C. Flood,
Deputy	P. Gallagher,†
,,	P. Hogan,
,,	S. Hughes,
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	H. Keogh,
,,	P. McCormack,
,,	D. McGinley,
,,	P. McGrath,†
,,	M. Martin,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	D. Moynihan,†
,,	J. Mulvihill,†
,,	P. J. Sheehan,*

* In the absence of Deputies S. Pattison, M. Woods, K. Lynch, J. Walsh, M. Geoghegan-Quinn and F. Fitzgerald respectively.

† In the absence of Deputies P. Hogan, J. Costello, P. J. Sheehan, P. Bradford, J. Browne(Wexford)and F, Crowley respectively.

DEPUTY S. KENNY IN THE CHAIR.