Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Dáil ordered on Thursday, 18 December 2014 that the following Revised Estimates for public services be referred to this sub-committee for consideration: Vote 1 - President's Establishment, Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach, Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General, Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office, Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, and Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Revised Estimates and the supplementary information regarding the outputs and impacts of programme expenditure. I welcome the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, and his accompanying officials. The Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Paul Kehoe, is unavailable to attend today due to a recent family bereavement. I extend the committee's sympathies to the Minister of State and his family. As the Taoiseach has a number of commitments and he must leave at 4.30 p.m., I ask that members be as focused as possible with their questions and their comments. I now call the Taoiseach to make his opening statement.