SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT debate

Prelude

The Select Committee met at noon.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy James Bannon,	Deputy Michael P. Kitt (Minister of State at the
Deputy John Cregan,	Department of the Environment, Heritage and
Deputy Ciarán Cuffe,	Local Government),
Deputy Michael Fitzpatrick,	Deputy Ciarán Lynch,
Deputy Phil Hogan,	Deputy Pádraic McCormack,
Deputy Peter Kelly,+	Deputy Christy O’Sullivan,
	Deputy Eamon Scanlon,
	Deputy Joanna Tuffy.

+In the absence of Deputy Eamon Scanlon, for part of meeting.

DEPUTY SEÁN FLEMING IN THE CHAIR.