Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister has agreed to attend the committee today to brief us on the pre-budget situation in the Department of Social Protection and to fulfil the programme for Government commitment that Oireachtas committees will engage with Ministers on a whole-of-year approach to the budget and the annual Estimates. I welcome, from the Department, Mr. O'Raghallaigh, who has remained with us from the previous session, Mr. Denis Moynihan, principal officer, and Ms Clare Conway, assistant principal officer.