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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: The old practice in State agencies - I am thinking particularly of local authorities but it was seen in other aspects of public service - was that funding for roads, for example, was granted at the start of the year. Sometimes that would lead to spending later in the year to ensure that funding was not lost the following year. We all have some experience of those practices, as many of us...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: If the phone causing interference is not turned off, we will have to tell people to leave them outside the door.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: The Deputy has made his point. The Minister has a different perspective. Does the Minister wish to address other questions that were asked?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: For those sceptics who thought that the new politics were not real, it is interesting to see the last speaker agreeing with Deputy Boyd Barrett. That is a flippant comment and, in fairness, I know that Deputy Seán Barrett's view is genuine.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I have a number of questions. It was reported on the front page of yesterday's edition of theIrish Examinerthat the European Commission gave a rather strong rebuttal to the Government on the new first-time buyers initiative and the suspension of water charges. In light of this, and the evidence the committee has heard from experts who previously came before it to the effect that the housing...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Ironically, the Minister was the only person to mention agriculture. There are not many farmers in Phibsboro, Cabra or Stoneybatter.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: There has been much comment and speculation in the agricultural media on downward pressures on agricultural capital spending. In particular, I am thinking about investment in the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, which the Department operates to help farmers with capital projects they are aiming to construct. I wish to relate to the Minister the importance of this matter....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I do not believe anybody asked about new recruits to the public sector and those who have come into the public sector in recent years. There have been indications on pay restoration for younger teachers, nurses and gardaí. Will the Minister briefly outline what has been set aside and what impact it will have on the fiscal space? The issue of retention was brought to prominence for me...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: We are talking about the budget.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Is this related to the budget?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: Okay, but-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: The Minister might answer Deputy Boyd Barrett briefly.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: No.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: It is not to do with budget 2017.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: The Deputy did raise that earlier on.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister for attending and for the early publication in July of the expenditure documents, which have been very useful for the committee. I thank the Minister's officials for their presence. There are a number of other items which we will deal with first at the next meeting, which is next Tuesday at 2 p.m., when we will consider the report. We hope to have a document circulated...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: This is the base document. We agreed we would have a base document from the consultancy. Members should have amendments to that in by the close of business on Monday. We will have the discussion after that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Current and Capital Expenditure: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: By the end of business on Monday, but we will also accept later amendments.
- Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (27 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: It must be a west of Ireland thing. I do not think the Taoiseach is the only one who has rediscovered his mojo.
- Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (27 Sep 2016)
John Paul Phelan: I do not think there is any, Mattie.