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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: You have been incorrect three times this afternoon. You are now reading alleged comments from me into the record that were not made. Please be measured in your comments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Will the Deputy withdraw the comment he alleged earlier?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: He intimated that I made a suggestion earlier, which I did not. Is the Deputy correct or incorrect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: If the Deputy cannot remember it, please do not quote me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: No, you did not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: No, the Deputy was incorrect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I can tell you what I said. I stated this committee will not be crisis-driven.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: How stands the motion. Is the Deputy pressing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Is the motion agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We will move on to the motion in the name of Deputy Joe Higgins. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett to move the motion on behalf of Deputy Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is moving into-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy must be in order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is making prejudgments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will allow a brief response from Deputies Kevin Humphreys and Dara Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We have agreed to conclude at 3.50 p.m. I ask members to be succinct in their commentary on these issues, which have already been spoken to. It was agreed in private session that we would conclude following debate on the motion before us. Members have chosen to breach what was agreed earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We must vacate this room by 3.50 p.m. and get ready for the Minister's arrival at 4 p.m. I now call Deputy Mary Lou McDonald followed by Deputy Stephen Donnelly, Deputy Michael McGrath and myself to conclude the vote. The Deputies will have three minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I have one final item of business before we suspend the meeting prior to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan's, arrival at 4 p.m. At the last meeting of the select committee in private session, I proposed that we would seek to appoint a resource consultant to help this committee to commence its work. Is that agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: It is the resource worker who will do research and help us to put together some material.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Terms of Reference of Sub-Committee on Global Taxation: Motions (3 Jul 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: No. We have got our terms of reference now. My goodness me, that is why we are here this afternoon. This is the third time we have had a meeting on this. I do not want to collapse this committee but if I get this nonsense in the select committee I will collapse it.