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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.

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

Liam Twomey: The Deputy has actually had more than 20 minutes, but he can have a couple more.

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

Liam Twomey: We will now move on to questions from other members.

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 am sure they are happy to take the chance that Deputy Mathews will not ramble on too long.

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 will allow questions now from Deputies Mathews, Higgins and Kevin Humphreys.

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

Liam Twomey: Professor Barrett will be out of here sooner than that. Each speaker has ten minutes.

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 Deputy.

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 Mathews-----

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

Liam Twomey: Every time, Deputy Mathews-----

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

Liam Twomey: In future I will give the Deputy even less time to allow for the fact that he does not respect the Chair when he speaks.

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

Liam Twomey: We will have to suspend the meeting for a vote in the Dáil.

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

Liam Twomey: We will now resume in public session. I ask Dr. Donovan to respond to Deputy Higgins.

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

Liam Twomey: It is Deputy Kevin Humphreys who has the floor.

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

Liam Twomey: Our final contributor is Deputy Boyd Barrett, who has ten minutes.

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 Deputy Boyd Barrett to let some of the other members of the committee speak. His time is nearly up.

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 understand Deputy Boyd Barrett has two specific questions.

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 for final comments as we have another meeting at 7 p.m.

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, I am concluding the meeting. I thank Professor McHale and the other members of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council for their time. This was a useful meeting in which we heard a broad range of opinions and had a good discussion. We will not abuse our guests' kindness as they may decide not to come back.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (30 Apr 2013)

Liam Twomey: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients availing of specialist palliative care home care and those availing of specialist palliative care in-patient unit care in each county in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20437/13]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: As politicians, all of us, of whatever hue, deal with people every day who have been overwhelmed by their debts. We deal with people whose debts are such a heavy burden that they and their families will be dealing with it for a number of years to come. For some members of Fianna Fáil to make speeches in this House, therefore, as they have done in recent days, is not just cynical but is...