TD Pat Deering and TD John McGuiness both chairing meetings in Leinster House today

Fine Gael TD Pat Deering and Fianna Fail TD John McGuiness are both chairing meetings in Leinster House today.

It’s part of their new roles with select committees on Agriculture, and on Finance and Public expenditure respectively.

 

The select committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine will meet with the Minister Michael Creed to consider the 2016 revised estimates for public services.

This will be overseen by Carlow Fine Gael TD Pat Deering who was elected chairperson of the committee.

It was due to get underway at 9 o’ clock at Leinster House.

Meanwhile, Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness will chair a meeting on the same topic.

He was elected chairperson of the select committee on Finance, Public expenditure and reform and Taoiseach.

They will also meet this morning, their first session was due to get underway at 9am and will be followed by session B at 10:30am.

Locals can watch the proceedings live on the houses of the oireactas smartphone app.