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

We are considering the following Supplementary Estimates for Public Services: Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances, and Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service. The Dáil, by order of 19 November 2015, referred these Supplementary Estimates to the Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(c) and (6)(a) and 159(3), and asked the select sub-committee to report back to the Dáil not later than 9 December. I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, and his officials and call him to make his opening statement.