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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Could Ms Nolan clarify whether that means our budget will be moved back or the opinion will be delivered earlier? It is clear that we are two weeks out at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: That is the case for this year, but what about next year? Do we need to move our budget back or do they give their opinion earlier? Otherwise, if we have the budget at the same time next year as this year, they will be giving an opinion on a budget that has already gone through the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: So they will be giving an opinion on something that has already been through the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Not completely, no. It has not been signed off but it has been published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: They would consider it to be a draft budget; is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Ms Nolan for her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Before I ask Ms Nolan to respond, I wish to make a number of points. With regard to the European semester, I would like to inform the committee that we have asked Ms Catherine Day to appear before the committee to talk about the annual growth survey. We are hopeful Ms Day will appear here either in December or in January. That will be an opportunity to talk about the first stage of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: What did President Barroso say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: What about the financial transaction tax? The question was about timing. We expected that progress would be made more quickly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Excellent. I thank Ms Nolan. I welcome Senator Aideen Hayden to the committee. Senator Hayden replaces Senator Marie Moloney, who replaced Senator John Kelly, who replaced Senator James Heffernan. She is very welcome to the committee. We hope her appearance here will be longer-lasting than that of her predecessors. We meet at least once a week. We also meet on a Thursday. It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Does Ms Nolan wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: Not at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Work Programme 2014: Discussion (12 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The meeting has been very interesting, and what we have discussed today will have an input into our considerations. I thank Ms Nolan and the team for appearing before the committee and answering all our questions so thoroughly. We wish her the best of luck with her forthcoming work programme.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Staff (13 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are any plans for recruitment in the Office of Public Works in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48431/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (13 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for lands (details supplied) in County Meath; when the Local Government Bill 2013 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48538/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality Issues (14 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps residents in a village can take if they are unhappy with the results of a county council's water quality report if they feel the water is still sub-standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48634/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs and External Relations Council: Discussion with Minister of State (14 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: The joint committee is now in public session. I remind Deputies O'Reilly and others to please switch off their mobile phones. I include those in the Gallery. It is not good enough to put them to silent mode and they must be switched off. I welcome Deputy Paschal Donohoe, the Minister of State with responsibility for European Affairs. The Minister of State will be attending the General...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs and External Relations Council: Discussion with Minister of State (14 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I will start by asking a few questions and making a few comments. As the Minister of State will be aware, we attended the COSAC plenary session in Vilnius two weeks ago. His absence was noted. He would have enjoyed the conversation, which was excellent. We spok a little about enlargement and the subject of Turkey came up again. There was a meeting last Monday week, 5 November, on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs and External Relations Council: Discussion with Minister of State (14 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I think that is it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs and External Relations Council: Discussion with Minister of State (14 Nov 2013)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate the time he has given us today and wish him the best at the GAERC meeting in Brussels next Tuesday. I suggest that we continue in public session because we do not have that much business if that is agreed? We have two meetings next week. One is on Wednesday morning when we will meet the Director General of the European Commission's...