Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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I commence this part of our meeting by welcoming the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe. He is accompanied by his officials, Mr. John Kinnane from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Mr. Joe Cullen, Ms Anne-Marie Walsh, Ms Scline Scott, Mr. Paul Cotter and Mr. Stephen McDonagh from the Department of Finance. I thank the Minister very much for attending this pre-budget scrutiny session. The committee regards our opportunities to engage with the Minister as key milestones in our budgetary scrutiny work. I also acknowledge the assistance of the Minister's officials. I now ask the Minister to make his opening statement.