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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (17 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am more interested here in what level they were at.
- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (17 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Was it the Governor? Was it the Secretary General of the Department of Finance? To whom did they report? Clearly, this body was put in place as early as 2006. It would appear to me to have been the high command for emergency strategy management. Mr. Nyberg might give me his take on the views I am expressing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Ms McGrath and her colleagues. I have one question, specifically on Limerick city. Although there have been updates, what is the current position on installing the defence mechanisms at King's Island? What is the latest timeframe for the work being carried out? A steering group under the auspices of the local authority was set up recently. A meeting was due.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has the CFRAM consultant finished the mapping?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: In Limerick city.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the anticipated timeframe before the construction of the defence mechanisms?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the work of the consultant who has carried out the mapping concluded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: How long will that take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Smyth anticipate he will have the options early next year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: That would obviously be in consultation with Limerick city and county councils in terms of the regeneration project. That will determine the types of defence mechanisms.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is there any indicative timeframe for the work?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: The sequence involves the conclusion of the CFRAM mapping, deciding on the options and the marrying of the options with regeneration. The mapping is concluded and the next step involves the options.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functions: Office of Public Works (10 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: This is a major issue in Limerick, as the delegates will be aware, and it is very much an issue for the people of St. Mary’s Park, Lower Corbally and Athlunkard Street, which were heavily flooded in recent times. I very much urge the delegates to address this issue with urgency.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I do not in any way question the remit of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does Professor McHale see as the risks in the next 12 months? I am aware of the time constraints.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I had asked previously about the risks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the council members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Professor McHale and his colleagues for their presentation. I want to take up a few points. I understood that last year the way in which GDP was calculated changed and contract manufacturing which represents the work Irish companies do abroad was factored in in GDP. The previous year we had the patent cliff, which understated Ireland's growth rate. While I cannot prove it, that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thought there was a change in the way it was incorporated into GDP.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report - November 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2014)
Kieran O'Donnell: That would not have been the general impression. People believed there was a change.