17 DFómh 2012, 14:41
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Francis Fitzgerald TD, will update the Committee on Health and Children on children and youth affairs at its meeting tomorrow, Thursday, 18th October 2012.
Committee Chairman Jerry Buttimer TD said: “This meeting will provide a chance for members of the Committee to raise matters regarding children and youth issues with Minister Fitzgerald. This is our regular quarterly meeting and, given the announcement of the Children’s Referendum, it is an opportune time to meet the Minister given the on-going developments in the area of children and young people. Among the issues we will be addressing are the forthcoming referendum on children’s rights, the establishment of the Child Protection Service and the Child and Family Support Agency, inter-country adoptions, and the budgetary position of the department.”
The meeting starts at 9.30am on Thursday, 18th October in Committee Room 2, LH 2000.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at: http://bit.ly/24YmPI
For further information please contact:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551
ENDS
Committee Membership:
Deputies
Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael
Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael
Michael Colreavy, Sinn Fein
Ciara Conway, Labour Party
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Robert Dowds, Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Seamus Healy, Independent
Billy Kelleher, Fine Fail
Eamonn Maloney, Labour Party
Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Fine Gael
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Denis Naughten, Independent
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil
Senators
Colm Burke, Fine Gael
John Crown, Independent
John Gilroy, Labour Party
Imelda Henry, Fine Gael
Marc Mac Sharry, Fine Fail
Jillian Van Turnhout, Independent