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Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: I fully agree with the Deputy, which is alarming from my perspective given our politics over the years. The Deputy's points about pushing the boat out are correct. It this committee is to have any real purpose, we need to push out the boundaries in terms of information flow as much as anything else. I also agree with the Deputy on his prioritisation of the points. With regard to point 5...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: We need to set forward our own outline today as to where we see the committee going. The Government has made an opening statement in, as Deputy Calleary said, not perhaps the most exact language and we hope to have the two Ministers before the committee next week between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. We can question them more at that time and we will also have the legal advice. Today we need to...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: Yes. It would make more sense to do that.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: That is what we want to do today.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: The Deputy is right. Last week's meeting was preliminary and we were feeling our way a bit.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: However, we have to stick to what our job is for the next fortnight. Deputy Broughan made a submission. Does he want to say anything on the principal points?

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: As I said at that start, a number of factors emerged, not least the Government meeting today but also the case in which the legal adviser is potentially involved in the courts. On Deputy Calleary's point, there is no disagreement. We should try to hear from her first to understand the legal space in which we can operate. I do not have a particular problem if Deputy Eamon Ryan is proposing...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: Hold on a second.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: Today, we want to flesh that out ourselves. I would point out that the Government did not draft the terms of reference. It was the Dáil reform group which did that.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: In his comments, Deputy Eamon Ryan probably struck the nail on the head in relation to the deficiency which I saw in the Department's submission as well. It was very much angled towards examining events after the fact rather than having a sufficient role, which I originally envisaged for this committee, in advance of the preparation of the different stages in the budgetary process. We must...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: It is an attempt to fill a vacuum that exists in the context of this year's budget.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: We are going to go into private session in order to allow Mr. Tom Malone to present some of the options. On Deputy Eamon Ryan's suggestion about the Secretaries General, I acknowledge we have power to order our own business as a committee. Traditionally, Ministers have appeared before committees and outlined the position of the Government and the Secretaries General, officials or others...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: I understand what the Deputy is saying.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: We are an arrangements committee. I agree with the Deputy’s point that there will be some element of overlap. However, we have a little bit more than two weeks to produce our set of guidelines, as mentioned by Deputies Barrett and Pearse Doherty, as to how the committee will operate. There will be a natural overlap with the process which is ongoing from a budgetary point of view....

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Business of Select Committee (8 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: Perhaps but I could not physically drag them here. We will move on to the option papers circulated to members in advance of the first meeting. This discussion will be held in private session.

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome the chance to say a few words on the Bill. I find myself agreeing with much of what Opposition speakers, including members of Sinn Féin, have said, but I fundamentally disagree with them on the matter of rent controls by another name, which is contained in the Bill. I will refer to this later. I should declare my interests. I am a landlord, completely by accident. I am...

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and their officials. We will start with brief opening remarks from the Minister for Finance. We have until approximately 12.30 p.m. I understand that the Minister for Finance must leave a little before that time and I would ask for earlier questions for him from members.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: Are any members offering? I call Deputy Ryan.

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: There are a number of members who want to ask questions before-----

Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2016)

John Paul Phelan: Is it on this particular issue?