Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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In order to provide for the smooth running of the meeting, any member acting in substitution for a member of the committee should formally notify the clerk now if they have not already done so. Divisions will be taken as they arise. Members attending this meeting should be aware that, pursuant to Standing Order 106(3), they may move their amendments but cannot participate in voting on those amendments.

On behalf of the select committee, I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials. We will now resume on Part 5, section 52 of the Bill.

The position in relation to amendments listed under section 54 is complex and an order of the committee will be necessary before consideration of section 54 commences in order to minimise the rotation of teams of ministerial advisers. A motion to this effect in the name of the Chair was circulated to members yesterday.

It is proposed:

"That –
(1) Amendments 150, 157, 163, 168, 169 and 170 be postponed until section 74 has been disposed of,

(2) Section 61 be postponed until amendment 170 has been disposed of

(3) amendments 152, 162, 164, 166 and 167 be postponed until section 57 has been disposed of,

(4) section 57 be postponed until amendment 165 has been disposed of,

(5) amendments 153, 154, 156, 158, 159, 161 and 171 be postponed until section 55 has been disposed of, and

(6) amendments 155, 160 and 165 be postponed until section 58 has been disposed of.”

Is the motion agreed?