Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform

Business of Select Sub-Committee

4:45 pm

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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I have made the point on the code of conduct. I take no comfort from that. The Minister will bring it here, we will chat about it, and the Minister will go off and do whatever he will do according to the evidence to date.

Second, it is entirely disingenuous for the Minister to state that this was always his intention. He made clear his intention that there would be a fee, but he has introduced an amendment late in the day that splits up what he calls manifestly different questions in a single matter. It also makes a request for up-front fees. It is a significant change-----