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APPENDIX 3 Meetings of the Joint Committee

MEETING NO	DATE	SUBJECT
1	10/01/06	Presentation by Inclusion Ireland (Formerly NAMHI) — National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability in relation to intellectual disability issues.
2.	31/01/06	Private Meeting
3.	14/02/06	Presentation by officials from the Department of Social and Family Affairs on RTE Pensions.
4.	21/02/06	Presentation by officials from the National Economic and Social Forum in relation to the Forum’s Report on Care for Older People.
5.	04/04/06	Presentation by the Combat Poverty Agency in relation to Budget 2006.
6.	12/04/06	Presentation by the Society of St Vincent de Paul in relation to Budget 2006.
7.	02/05/06	Scrutiny of EU Legislative proposals - COM (2005) 94 re Green Paper “Confronting demographic change : a new solidarity between the generations ”and COM (2006) 7 re Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the context of Annex XI and COM (2006) 16 : Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems.
8.	16/05/06	(a) Discussion with European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland (EAPN) on the Third National Action Plan against Poverty and (b) Presentation by the Disability Federation of Ireland in relation to the Comhairle (Amendment) Bill 2004
9.	30/05/06	Discussion with the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mr Séamus Brennan, TD. on the Government’s Discussion Paper on Lone Parents.
10.	27/06/06	Discussion with Officials from the Department of Social and Family Affairs, The Health Service Executive and the IMPACT and SIPTU Trade Unions in relation to the changes in the position of Community Welfare Officers and Superintendent Community Welfare Officers.
11.	04/07/06	Discussion with OPEN (One Parent Exchange and Network) on the Government’s Discussion Paper on Lone Parents.
12.	11/07/06	Discussion with Cllr Philip Cantwell, Meath County Council, on the Tara Mines Income Continuance Scheme.
13.	18/07/06	Discussion with Officials from the Department of Social and Family Affairs on (a) Allegations of overpayment of allowances in relation to the children of immigrants and (b) the delay in processing claims for (i) Respite Care, (ii)Carers’ Allowances and (iii) Pensions.
14.	25/07/06	Discussion with Mr Paul Kenny, Pensions Ombudsman on Pension and related issues (including income continuance).
15.	21/09/06	Discussion with Officials from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on a National Waiver Scheme for refuse services for people on low incomes.
16	03/10/06	Discussion with (a) Post Polio Support Group on a proposal for Free Transport for Polio victims and (b) Discussion with Mr Frederick R Spengeman on a section of the Pensions Ombudsman Report 2005.
17	17/10/06	Presentation by the Combat Poverty Agency in relation to its Pre-Budget 2007 submisssion.
18	21/11/2006	Presentation by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland (MS Ireland) in relation to its Pre-Budget 2007 submission.
19	05/12/2006	Discussion with the Pensions Board, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Finance on pension issues.
20	19/12/2006	Discussion with officials from the Departments of Social and Family Affairs, Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Transport on EU Proposal COM (2006) 288 re Maritime Labour legislation.