SELECT COMMITTEE ON FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS díospóireacht

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 2.35 p.m.

Members Present:

Deputy D. Ahern (Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs),	Deputy D. Foley,
Deputy J. Brady,	Deputy B. Hayes,
Deputy M. Brennan,	Deputy M. McGennis,†
Deputy T. Broughan,	Deputy P. McGrath,
Deputy J. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny),	Deputy G. Mitchell,†
Deputy J. Browne (Wexford),	Deputy J. Moloney,
Deputy M. Collins,†	Deputy J. O’Keeffe,†
Deputy S. Coveney,	Deputy M. Upton,
Deputy J. Dennehy,†	Deputy E. Wade.
Deputy F. Fitzgerald,

†In the absence of Deputies M. McGennis, J. Moloney, J. Browne (Wexford), P. McGrath andS. Coveney, respectively, for part of meeting.

DEPUTY NOEL AHERN in the chair.