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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I welcome the Minister for Finance and his officials to this meeting. The format for the meeting will be that the Minister will make some opening remarks which will be followed by a question and answer session. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery that all mobile phones must be switched off. Members are reminded of the long-standing ruling of the Chair to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Doherty's time has concluded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: One minute remains in this discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy and the Minister should stop interrupting each other.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I ask the Deputy and the Minister to stop interjecting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the ECOFIN meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy is talking about the Irish Presidency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: We are discussing the agenda for the ECOFIN meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy has one minute left so there is no point in fighting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Deputy and the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I ask the Minister to give a short reply as the Deputy has run out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I ask the Deputy not to interrupt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I have to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: With regard to the discussions on Tuesday on the European semester process of the economic surveyance measures, and working towards a more effective economic and monetary union, the Minister referred to a time-bound roadmap for future economic and fiscal governance measures. Will he be able to send a report to the committee on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: It will get the Minister off the hook. If the Minister does not mind, I will open the discussion to the floor for five to ten minutes to allow members to ask brief questions related to the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Mathews-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I call Deputy Dara Murphy to ask a brief question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: We are all doing that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister and his officials for their time. As there is no other business, the meeting is now adjourned.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I am advised that the Taoiseach will be obliged to leave the meeting as soon as possible but he has indicated that he can be present until at least 3.30 p.m. We will, therefore, leave our consideration of Vote 4, for which the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, has responsibility, until the end of the session. Is that agreed? Agreed. I call the Taoiseach.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy's contribution lasted ten minutes and therefore I will ask the Taoiseach-----