The Dáil is set to resume following summer recess at 2pm tomorrow during which the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 will be discussed at second stage. A number of committees will also meet tomorrow including the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovationcommittee which will meet at for two sessions (1pm and 3pm) to discuss unemployment and youth unemployment. Representatives from the European Commission, SIPTU and Forfás will attend the first sitting of the committee. Representatives from Ernst and Young, Griffin Group and Discovery Zone will attend the second sitting. The Seanad will recommence on Wednesday of this week at 2.30pm when discussions will commence on the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012.
For a detailed schedule of the all meetings, see below. For updated daily schedules see www.publicaffairsireland.com/news
Tuesday September 18
Dáil
2pm
Questions (Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government)
3.15pm
Leaders Questions
3.36pm
Questions (Taoiseach)
4.36pm
Order of Business
5.06pm
Topical Issues
PQ Rota Change (Departments of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation and Communications Energy and Natural Resources)
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012
Order for Second Stage and Second Stage (Department of Justice and Equality
7.30pm
Private Members Business
Committee Meetings
1.30 pm
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Committee Room 2, Leinster House
AGENDA:
Unemployment / Youth Unemployment: (i) Session 1 (1.30 p.m.) 2pm Agriculture, Food and the Marine Committee Room 3, Leinster House AGENDA: Farm IT – getting the public / private balance right [Representatives from Irish Farm Computers / AgriNet and Kingswood Computing Ltd] Wednesday September 19 Dáil 10.30am Leaders Questions 10.51am Order of Business National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 Second Stage (Resumed) (Department of Justice and Equality) 1.30pm SOS 2.30pm Questions (Minister for Justice and Equality) 3.45pm Topical issues 4.33pm Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 (Seanad) Second Stage (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine 7.30pm Private Members Business Seanad 2.30pm Order of Business 3.45pm Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 – Committee and Remaining Stages[Minister for Health] 5pm Private Members Business: [Labour Senators] 7pm Matters on the Adjournment Committee Meetings 9.30am Transport and Communications Committee Room 4, Leinster House AGENDA: Penalty points system for driving offences [Mr Conor Faughnan, Director of Consumer Affairs, Automobile Association; Mr Noel Brett, Chief Executive Officer, Road Safety Authority; and Mr. Niall Doyle, Corporate Affairs Manager, Irish Insurance Federation] 9.47am Justice, Defence and Equality Committee Room 2, Leinster House AGENDA: Private Meeting 10am Education and Social Protection Committee Room 3, Leinster House AGENDA: Pre-budget briefing [Minister for Education and Skills] 2.30pm Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee Room 1, Leinster House AGENDA: Situation in Palestine and Israel [The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel] 6pm European Union Affairs Committee Room 2, Leinster House AGENDA: The forthcoming General Affairs Council meeting [Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade] Thursday September 20 Dáil 10.30am Leaders Questions 10.51am Order of Business Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 (Seanad) Second Stage (Resumed to adjourn at 1.30pm if not previously concluded) (Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine) National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 Second Stage (Resumed) (Department of Justice and Equality) 3.42pm Topical Issues 4.30pm Questions (Minister for Defence) Seanad 10.30am Order of Business 11.45am 2pm 4pm Committee Meetings 9.30am Health and Children Committee Room 2, Leinster House AGENDA: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011 – 2014 [Secretary General, Department of Health] 10am Public Accounts Committee Room 1, Leinster House AGENDA: Private Meeting 10am Education and Social Protection Committee Room 3, Leinster House AGENDA: Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund [Officials from the Department of Social Protection] 10am Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee Room 4, Leinster House AGENDA: Public consultation on the Draft General Scheme of the Credit Union Bill 2012 [Stakeholder engagement] 1.45pm Transport and Communications Committee Room 3, Leinster House AGENDA: (i) Engagement with Mr John Horgan, Chairperson Designate, Bord na Móna; and (ii) EU Energy Policy [Mr Günther H. Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy]
Statements on Irish Water and Related Reforms[Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources]
Statements on Flooding and Flood Prevention Measures[Minister of State for Public Service Reform and the Office of Public Works]
Matters on the Adjournment