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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If he wants the Minister to engage with him-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should ask questions about that meeting. If he does not, I will move on to the next questioner. If he has a question, he should ask it. If he does not, I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should ask a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I call the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy will run out of time. He has a minute and a half left. He should ask a question to which the Minister can respond. If there is time left, he will be able to ask another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is wasting time. I will move onto the next questioner if the Deputy interrupts me once more. I call the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We do not need the reason. We have heard the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I am moving on, Deputy Mathews. I call Deputy Kieran O'Donnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: This meeting is an opportunity for the witnesses, Mr. Peter O'Brien, Mr. Donall O'Keeffe and Ms Evelyn Jones, to add some words to their submissions to the committee. I will not go into their proposals in detail and I would prefer if they could give an indication of what they consider to be the headline aspects of the pre-budget proposals of the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Have you calculated figures with regard to the results of a minimum increase in excise levels for your industry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If there were a minimum increase in excise levels on alcohol in the 2013 budget, what would you see as the detrimental effects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If there were a 1% decrease, would it create employment or job opportunities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The association sees the businesses of its members as different from the supermarket model of the selling of alcohol. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: On that point, I will bring in Mr. O'Brien and Mr. O'Keeffe. Are certain brands of beer, or whatever, on sale in multiples at prices that are less than it costs you to put them on the shelves of your bars?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Is the differential pence or more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The British market would not have the same number of independent pubs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I might go with you if we get out of here eventually at some time today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask Deputy Mathews if he could abstain from talking for a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I wish to make some concluding remarks. I ask the delegation to develop its point about excise duty as this would be of assistance to the committee and to the Department. The issue of below-cost selling is recognised as a difficulty. There are three different types of outlets for the sale of alcohol. The off-site outlet issue is far more complex, and Ms Jones made this clear in her...