SELECT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND CHILDREN debate

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 11.20 a.m.

Members Present:

Deputy P. Bradford,	Deputy B. Cooper-Flynn,
Deputy D. Clune,	Deputy L. McManus,*
Deputy M. Collins,*	Deputy T. Moffatt (Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children),
Deputy B. Cowen (Minister for Health and Children),	Deputy T. Sargent,*
Deputy P. Connaughton,	Deputy R. Shortall.

*In the absence of Deputies C. Keaveney, A. Shatter and J. Gormley respectively.

In attendance: Deputy Higgins(Dublin West)

DEPUTY B. O’KEEFFE in the chair.