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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Amendments Nos. 108 and 109 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Acceptance of amendment No. 114 involves the deletion of section 54 of the Bill.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Amendments Nos. 117 to 121, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Amendments Nos. 124 and 125 are related and will be taken together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Amendments Nos. 127 and 128 are related and will be taken together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Amendments Nos. 132 to 136, inclusive, are related and will be taken together by agreement.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Message to Dáil (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011 and has made amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: I welcome members of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council: Professor John McHale, chairman, Professor Alan Barrett, council member, Mr. Sebastian Barnes, council member, Dr. Donal Donovan, council member, and Mr. Diarmaid Smyth, chief economist. Dr. Róisín O'Sullivan is unable to attend today's meeting and has sent her apologies. Ms Rachel Joyce is also in attendance. The format...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Senator for being clear and concise - I hope everybody can do likewise. I will outline the sequence of speakers so that everybody will understand the running order. It will be Deputies O'Donnell, Pearse Doherty, Spring, Donnelly and Mathews. I ask them all to be as concise as Senator Byrne - not looking at Deputy Mathews in particular.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: I call Mr. Smyth who should be good at accounting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Before I move to Deputy Pearse Doherty perhaps the delegation will say more on the way Europe seems to be a little behind the international economic trend of quantitative easing. The United States, the UK and China are doing it and Japan has launched a huge programme on same. What advice can the council give to the Government if Europe decides to take up what Mr. Barroso is saying or is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: No, to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: I ask members to refrain from interrupting. A little bit is okay but not too much.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: I call Deputy Doherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Before Professor McHale responds, I must ask for the answers to be short and concise because we have run on a little timewise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Did Deputy Higgins indicate that he was sharing a slot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: You all live very exciting lives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Donnelly should conclude.