18 Sep 2012, 11:49
The Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection meets tomorrow with the Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn TD for a pre-budget briefing.
18 September 2012
The Programme for Government 2011 stipulates that Committees examine Estimates on a whole-of-year basis, and this meeting forms part of that initiative.
Committee Chair Joanna Tuffy TD says: “Pre-budget engagement with the Minister is an important component of our current work programme and Committee Members will wish to explore the current budgetary challenges facing the State. As with other Government Departments, significant savings are expected in education spending in the upcoming budget.
“While the Minister may not be in a position to give precise details, the meeting will allow Committee members to question him regarding the possible form the cuts may take. Our Committee will be keen to question the Minister on how the impact of the cuts, particularly on the most vulnerable sections of society, can be minimised.”
The meeting takes place tomorrow Wednesday 19 September at 10 a.m. in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000.
Committee proceedings can be viewed online via this link.
For further information please contact:
Paul Hand,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +353 1 618 4484
M: +353 87 694 9926
Committee Membership
Deputies:
James Bannon, Fine Gael
Ray Butler, Fine Gael
Áine Collins, Fine Gael
Joan Collins, People Before Profit
Seán Crowe, Sinn Féin
Clare Daly, Independent
Simon Harris, Fine Gael
Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fáil
Nicky McFadden, Fine Gael
Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Fine Gael
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Labour Party (Vice Chair)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Sinn Féin
Willie O’Dea, Fianna Fáil
Brendan Ryan, Labour Party
Joanna Tuffy, Labour Party (Chair)
Senators:
Jim D’Arcy
Fidelma Healy Eames
Marie Moloney
Marie Louise O’Donnell
Averil Power
Diarmuid Wilson