Results 4,701-4,720 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I shall paraphrase the Deputy, this is the arrangements committee for the ultimate budget committee. His question is not related to arrangements but is more suited for the committee when it is established. I want to let Deputy Broughan contribute and there are two other sets of witnesses.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: He did and we will get a chance to talk to him again about the matter once the committee is established. Deputy Barrett's query is not an arrangement matter.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I have a copy of that book here some place that proves the Deputy studied and presented economics.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: The Deputy wants to know if the ESRI has completed the research.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I urge Professor Barrett to pick one sentence.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Economic and Social Research Institute (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Professor Alan Barrett for his attendance. I am sure that when the committee is established properly, we will be back in touch.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the representatives of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. I draw their attention to the fact that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence....
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: We are all there in spirit.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: We have to try to avoid a situation that might have obtained in the past whereby committees were swamped with information. It is not just about the volume of information, it is also about the quality of that information and whether we obtain the information we really want. There may have been a perception in the past that certain Departments, in an attempt not to see any action by a...
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Before I call Deputy Burton, Professor McHale's two colleagues should feel free to comment.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: There was general confusion but I do not think it was on the advisory council's side.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I think it is ten days.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the witnesses and their staff for attending. Once the committee is up and running, I am sure we will see plenty more of each other. I thank them for coming before us this morning.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: We will start the final part of this afternoon's meeting. I thank Mr. Robert Chote for his attendance here today and apologise for what happened last week, when it was all picture and no sound. I thank him for coming over. I draw the attention of the witness to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect...
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Mr. Chote. I cannot remember the name of the new rail proposal from the north of England which caused some controversy.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: What was the OBR's role in respect of the costing of this project? Did it have any role? Mr. Chote mentioned it in passing.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Deputy Doherty asked about the standstill position at budget time and the necessary expenditure to meet changes in demographics and inflation. Does Mr. Chote factor that into his annual workings on the budget and the statement?
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Pension payments.
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Are any costings prepared as regards the outcome of the vote tomorrow?
- Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny: Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility (22 Jun 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Mr. Chote for his attendance and for giving us his thoughts. We had a discussion in his absence last week when we went through some of the documents he circulated to us. These will certainly form part of our discussions. We will start considering, on a line-by-line basis, what our report and recommendations will be in our meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday next week. I also thank Mr....