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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I will stop the discussion at ten minutes. Members should bear that in mind and not speak too long because they will use up the response time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Thank you, Mr. Brennan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: There are less than five minutes remaining in this slot so I ask contributors to be as brief as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: That is the end of this slot. If the members have any further questions, I will see if I can squeeze them in at the end. I call Deputy Ó Ríordáin and Senator Hayden, who are sharing time. I would like both of them to ask questions before I invite our guests to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: The Senator has spoken for five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: We must finish this slot, but I will give everybody a final minute to wrap up at the end of the meeting. I will move on now to Deputy Boyd Barrett.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: That brings us to the conclusion of this morning's session. I sincerely thank everybody for being here with us this morning. It has been very informative and very useful. I know I rushed you at times, but unfortunately that is the way these committees often work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I welcome the guests. The submissions received and a summary paper have been circulated to members in advance of this meeting. Each group will make a brief introductory comment not exceeding three minutes, and then we will proceed to the question and answer session. All mobile phones must be switched off. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009 witnesses are protected by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: The ten minute slot is for questions and answers. The questions have been asked and we have one minute left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: The Deputy took liberty. We will add extra time in order that those questions can be answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I have to bring this part of the session to and end and allow Senator Heyden to make her contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: As it is a complete slot, there will be plenty time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Would Senator Barrett like to contribute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: As the Senator usually is brief, I am not obliged to hold him to a time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I accept that those on the panel are not legislators but, as it stands, do they have the confidence in what we call the policy makers - the Financial Regulator, the Civil Service and the political establishment - and how they interact with business? Are there proposals that the panel could be putting forward to us that could change the way the business environment works in regards to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Are the groups before the committee being listened to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: For instance, with regard to the Government and the public sector as it interacts with business, is enough being done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I thank Mr. Talbot, Mr. Murphy, Ms McNally, Mr. Noonan, Mr. O'Brien and Ms Fitzpatrick for their submissions. The discussion has been very useful and insightful. What we heard was very different from what we had heard this morning, but it is very useful to our deliberations. I thank the delegates for attending.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I welcome Mr. Brian Keegan and Mr. Paul Dillon from the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies - Ireland, Mr. Micheál O'Connor and Mr. Edward McAuley from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and Ms Evelyn Jones and Mr. Jim McCabe from the National Off-Licence Association. The submissions received and a summary paper were circulated to members in advance of the meeting. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (11 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Does the panel wish to respond to those questions?