The Ombudsman, Ms Emily O’Reilly will attend a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, tomorrow, (21 st ) at 11 am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House.
The purpose of the meeting is to allow Committee members to consider the Ombudsman’s Report on the Lost at Sea Scheme.
In the report, the Ombudsman examined a scheme to grant aid replacement capacity for vessels lost at sea. The report concluded that a family excluded from the scheme should be awarded 250,000 in compensation. However, these findings were not accepted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Bobby Alyward TD, who will chair the meeting said;
“The purpose of the meeting is to allow the Ombudsman to air her concerns regarding the response to her report.
Tomorrow’s meeting will also allow Committee members to ask the Ombudsman questions about her recommendations and how she arrived at them.”
Deputy Alyward will chair the meeting, as Committee Chairman, Johnny Brady TD is unavailable.
The Committee can be viewed on line at: http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o
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