Public Affairs Ireland
Oireachtas Committees
Clerk to the Committee Alan Guidon
Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality This Committee and the select Committees of Dáil and Seanad Eireann of which it is made – has the power to consider: • Matters of policy for which the Minister is officially responsible • Public affairs administered by the Department • Policy issues arising from Value for Money and Policy Reviews conducted or commissioned by the Department • Government policy in respect of bodies under the aegis of the Department • Policy issues concerning bodies which are partly or wholly funded by the State or which are established or appointed by a member of the Governments or the Oireachtas • The general scheme or draft heads of any Bill published by the Minister • Statutory instruments • Strategy statements • Annual reports or accounts • EU draft legislative acts, other EU legislative proposals, non legislative documents published by and EU institution • Such other matters as may be referred to it by the Dáil and/or Seanad from time to time.
Email: alan.guidon@oireachtas.ie Telephone: 01 6183899
Chairperson David Stanton TD (Fine Gael) Tel: 01 6183181 Email: david.stanton@ oireachtas.ie Deputy Stanton has represented Cork East in the Dáil since 1997 having been re-elected in 2002 and 2007. He is currently the Party’s spokesperson for defence. He was party front bench spokesperson on social and family affairs, and equality from 2004 until 2007. Prior to this he acted as deputy spokesperson on education and science, and spokesperson on labour affairs, consumer rights and trade from 1997 to 2002. From 2007 until 2010, he was party Assistant Chief Whip (Dáil Reform) with special responsibility for disability issues. In July 2010, he was appointed party spokesperson on defence. Prior to entering politics he was a teacher in St Colman’s Community College in Cork. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and two diplomas from University College Cork and a Masters Degree from the National University of Ireland.
Members Deputies:
Billy Timmins
Fine Gael
Dara Calleary
Fianna Fáil
Joanna Tuffy
Labour
Michael Creed
Fine Gael
Alan Farrell
Fine Gael
Tom Hayes
Fine Gael
Senators:
Seán Kenny
Labour
Ivana Bacik
Labour
Finian McGrath
Independent
Paul Bradford
Fine Gael
Jonathan O’Brien
Sinn Féin
Martin Conway
Fine Gael
David Stanton
Fine Gael
Rónán Mullen
Independent
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