Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I remind members to turn off their mobile phones. If they identify themselves and remove their masks, it will help with the recording of the meeting. I welcome the Taoiseach and his officials to the meeting.
I remind members of the notice relating to privilege. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House, or an official, either by name or in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. Members are reminded that they have privilege within the confines of Leinster House or the convention centre. If they are not at this location, in Leinster House, today, they cannot participate in the meeting.
Today we are dealing with the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2021, the Taoiseach's group of Votes. At a private meeting before this one, we agreed to notify four members of the Committee of Public Accounts, its Chairman, Deputy Stanley, along with Deputies Carroll MacNeill, Verona Murphy and MacSharry, owing to their interest in the pay level of the Secretary General in a case that should be mentioned and today's meeting. We have invited them to attend.
I ask the Taoiseach to give his opening statement. He may give a shortened version if he wishes.
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