Dáil committee hearing abandoned after TDs fail to turn up

One TD said that committees are in conflict with the Dáil schedule and other committees and it can make things difficult

Chair of the Committee, Neasa Hourigan, wrote to members reminding them of the importance of attending. File picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

A leading Dáil committee had to abandon a hearing with expert witnesses this week as TD members failed to show up.

The Committee on Budgetary Oversight had been scheduled to hear from representatives from the Nevin Economic Research Institute and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) on Wednesday evening.