30 Mar 2015, 15:59
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications will meet with Alex White, TD, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources tomorrow, to receive a briefing from him following the EU Council of Energy Ministers’ meeting.
30th March 2015
The Committee meets in Committee Room 2 at 5.45p.m, tomorrow Tuesday, 31 March 2015.
Minister White attended the Council of Energy Ministers in Brussels on the 5th of March and the meeting included discussions on the recently published EU Commission Energy Union Package.
Chairman, John O’Mahony, TD said: “The Committee welcomes the chance to discuss developments at the recent EU Council of Energy Ministers’ meeting with Minister White. Of particular interest to Members will be any possible price increases in gas and oil, as well as any changes to energy policy overall. We look forward to an informative discussion as to how EU energy policy could impact Irish interests.”
The meeting will start in Committee Room 2, Leinster House, on Tuesday, 31st March 2015 at 5.45pm. Committee proceedings can be viewed live here.
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Committee Membership:
John O’Mahony (Chairman) (Fine Gael)
Deputies
Michael Colreavy (Sinn Féin); Timmy Dooley (Fianna Fáil); Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin) ; Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent); Tom Fleming (Independent); Brendan Griffin (Fine Gael); Noel Harrington (Fine Gael); Seán Kenny (Labour); Eamonn Maloney (Labour); Michael McCarthy (Labour); Helen McEntee (Fine Gael); Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fáil); Patrick O’Donovan (Fine Gael); Brian Walsh (Fine Gael)
Senators
Terry Brennan (Fine Gael); Sean D. Barrett (Independent); Eamonn Coghlan (Fine Gael); Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fáil); Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil); John Whelan (Labour); Terry Brennan (Fine Gael); Sean D. Barrett (Independent); Eamonn Coghlan (Fine Gael); Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fáil); Ned O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil); John Whelan (Labour)