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

Apologies have been received from Deputy Alan Farrell. No. 1 on our agenda is the consideration of the Department of Finance group of Revised Estimates. The Dáil ordered on 18 December 2013 that the following Revised Estimates for the public services be referred to this committee for consideration: Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance; Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners; and Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners.

I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and his officials. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the Revised Estimates and the supplementary performance information regarding the outputs and impacts on the programme expenditure. A draft timetable for the meeting has been circulated. Is the timetable agreed? Agreed. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement and we can proceed from there.