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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: It would be more suitable in advance of the budget in any case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Perhaps Dr. Sadlier might send copies to us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Before I ask the witnesses to reply, I will add a few comments. First, I should have declared that I am a member of the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, and have been for some time. While I am not a junior doctor, I must also state I agree fully with what is going on there. It is absolutely disgraceful that young doctors are working so hard. In my time, we worked those 100 hour shifts and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I will bring this session to an end, if everybody does not mind. I thank Ms Barry, Ms McGrath, Dr. Sadlier, Ms Hetherington, Ms O'Meara and Mr. Macey for their submissions and the discussion here today. It has been useful. We are the finance committee and even though we strayed into some other Departments during the discussion, it gives us a flavour of what we need to be talking about when...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I welcome Mr. Gerry Martin and Ms Gráinne McGettrick from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Mr. John Dunne from the Carers Association, Mr. John Bryan, Mr. Tom Doyle and Mr. Pat Smith from the Irish Farmers' Association, and Mr. Michael Harty from Home and Community Care Ireland. The submissions received and a summary paper were circulated to members in advance of the meeting. Each...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: We will now have ten-minute slots for each group. Does Deputy McGrath wish to share his slot?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Is it agreed to have ten-minute slots? Agreed. This is the finance committee so we will confine it to pre-budget submissions. We are sometimes inclined to wander into discussions which are for other Departments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: The time in this slot is up. I ask the other delegates to respond briefly to the Deputy's questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: We must move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: We have a few minutes left so I shall ask a few brief questions. My first question is for Mr. Harty. In regard to the section 39 issue he raised in some internal HSE reports that outline inefficiencies and possible potential waste of money, will he highlight those reports for us? All we want is the name of the reports and the committee will request a more detailed breakdown from the HSE. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I thank Mr. Martin, Ms McGettrick, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Harty, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Smith for their submissions and presentations today. The discussion has been very useful. We have learned a few things that we will follow up as a committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: We are now back in public session. I welcome Dr. Peter Rigney and Dr. Tom Healy from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Ms Bríd O’Brien and Mr. John Steward from the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed, Mr. James Doorley from the National Youth Council of Ireland and Ms Ann Irwin from the National Women’s Council of Ireland. Members were circulated with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: If Deputy Sean Fleming does not object, I will give everyone an opening slot of ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Sorry Dr. Healy or someone near him might have a telephone in his or her pocket. There is strong interference affecting the speaker system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Senator Hayden is seven minutes into her contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I suggested we would have plenty of time afterwards. We are running short of it as we speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I will ask Ms Irwin to start because I have a feeling I will be cutting some others short on this as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: I must cut Ms O’Brien short. I hope that in doing so members will ask questions in their contributions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: The witnesses would have no time to answer it. I ask Dr. Healy to give brief replies, because time is against us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)
Liam Twomey: Would Mr. Stewart like to make some brief comments?