The Shannon Lakes and Rivers group have been invited to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Leinster House today along with Waterways Ireland to discuss the controversial byelaws.

He remained in politics at local and national level until his retirement in 2009.

New laws are due to come into effect which will allow people to get higher pension payments if they defer drawing it down, for four years, up to the age of 70.

Local man Eamonn McGrath described the assembly as irrelevant and said it won't have the necessary impact.

Their appearance comes against a backdrop of a recruitment freeze and lower than expected budget funding.

At an Oireachtas meeting, Senator Eugene Murphy outlined the staffing crisis at Keadue National School.

Representatives appeared before the Public Accounts Committee this morning.

Dee Forbes failed to meet with members due to 'health reasons' following her resignation and the subsequent months of controversy surrounding the State Broadcaster.