Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration & Youth meets for scrutiny on EU Legislative Proposals and separately on the Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023

The Committee will engage in pre-committee stage detailed scrutiny on the Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023 [PMB]. This part of the meeting will hear from:

·       Marc Ó Cathasaigh T.D. and sponsor of the Bill

·       Officials from Dept. of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Ms Lara Hayes, Assistant Secretary and Ms Bridget Wilson, Principal Officer, Child Rights and Policy Unit

·       Officials from Dept. of Taoiseach, Ms Fiona Bourke, Principal Officer, and Ms Lena Jacobs, Assistant Principal Officer

·       Officials from Dept. of Environment, Climate and Communications, Ms Fionnuala Callanan, Principal Officer, Air Quality, International & EU Climate Policy Division with responsibility for SDGS and Ms Fiona McManus, Assistant Principal, Air Quality, International & EU Climate Policy

·       Dr Tadhg O'Mahony, Assistant Professor in Environmental Policy at UCD and Adjunct Professor in transformative sustainable futures at Finland Futures Research Centre

·       Ms Jane Davidson, PVC Emeritus University of Wales Trinity Saint David and Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035.

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