Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 8 Bealtaine 1997.

Thursday, 8 May 1997.

The Select Committee met at 2.30 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	Minister for Education),N. Bhreathnach (
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	D. Bree,*
,,	M. Brennan,
,,	J. Costello,
,,	M. Coughlan,*
,,	B. Cowen,
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
Deputy	C. Flood,
,,	P. Hogan,
,,	C. Keaveney,*
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	H. Keogh,
,,	T. Killeen,†
,,	D. McGinley,
,,	M. Martin,
,,	M. Woods.

* In the absence of Deputies F. Crowley, T. Moffatt and M. Geoghegan-Quinn, respectively.

† In the absence of Deputy B. Cowen for part of meeting.

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.