Select Committee on Social Affairs debate

Prelude

DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM GHNÓTHAÍ SÓISIALTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS.

Dé Céadaoin, 12 Márta 1997.

Wednesday, 12 March 1997.

The Select Committee met at 3.10 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	T. Ahearn,*
,,	P. Bradford,
,,	M. Brennan,
,,	S. Brennan,*
,,	I. Callely,*
,,	P. Connaughton†,
,,	J. Costello,
,,	F. Crowley,
,,	Minister for Social Welfare),P. De Rossa (
,,	S. Doherty,†
,,	Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare),B. Durkan (
Deputy	M. Finucane,*
,,	F. Fitzgerald,
,,	M. Flaherty,
,,	C. Flood,
,,	S. Hughes,
,,	C. Keaveney,*
,,	J. Kemmy,
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	K. Lynch,
,,	T. Moffatt,
,,	M. Woods.

*In the absence of Deputies D. McGinley, M. Geoghegan-Quinn, M. Martin, P. Hogan and B, Cowen, respectively.

† In the absence of Deputies M. Finucane and I. Callely, respectively, for part of meeting.

In attendance: Deputy J. Mitchell

DEPUTY S. PATTISON IN THE CHAIR.