Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We now move to the second part of this afternoon's module. What we are doing is facilitating the various organisations, associations and groups which made pre-budget submissions in the context of outlining their positions. We ask that our guests do not go into detail in respect of their submissions because these have been circulated to members for their perusal. Instead, our guests can summarise what they see as the main points of their proposals and members may then pose questions. I invite Ms Kathleen O'Meara and Mr. Ronan Lyons to make their opening comments.