Results 3,601-3,620 of 16,492 for speaker:Ciarán Lynch
- 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 thank Mr. Fitzsimons and Ms Callan. I propose that we suspend the sitting until 4 p.m. and resume with the next witnesses from Social Justice Ireland and TASC. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- 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: We are continuing with social pillar groups and business pillar groups presentations to the committee. I welcome Dr. Seán Healy from Social Justice Ireland and Mr. Tom McDonnell from TASC and thank them for appearing before the committee. Rather than go into the budgetary submissions and give full presentations on them, it is an opportunity for the delegates to identify one or two...
- 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: There is space to say what you wish but I would appreciate if you would take the questions as well.
- 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 Dr. Healy to conclude answering.
- 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: Would that be a defined payment as opposed to the non-contributory old age pension which is means tested?
- 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: Not a place in Cork.
- 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 must interrupt Dr. Healy. We must finish at 3.45 p.m. and I want other speakers to be able to contribute. I called Mr. McDonnell.
- 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 must ask people to be very succinct when replying to questions.
- 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: For the information of the Deputy, 44% of residential property in the State is mortgage free. Some 20% of properties are in mortgage difficulties.
- 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 vast majority of people with mortgages are making stable payments, or are now mortgage free.
- 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: We are over time. I am trying to allow everybody to speak
- 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 is the Deputy's last sentence.
- 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 the Deputy would like to have an alternative meeting, I can accommodate that.
- 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: May I remind Deputy Mathews not to interrupt.
- 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 am the Deputy's only Chairman at this stage. If the Deputy wants to have a Chairman, will he please desist.
- 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 will call on Deputy Boyd Barrett next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
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- 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 will ask the Deputy to leave the meeting if he interrupts once more. We have a full agenda and we will be here all day today and all day tomorrow. If there is one more interruption from the Deputy, under Standing Orders, I will ask him to leave the meeting.
- 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 do not need the Deputy to repeat the witnesses' points; I need him to make some fresh commentary, or else I will move on.
- 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: A good performer always finishes with a joke. I will take responses from the witnesses.