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Public Accounts Committee: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board: 2019 Financial Statement (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: There is no timeframe for the replacement of the board. Is that correct?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I have not received any apologies. Today we are joined by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath. They are welcome. I thank them very much for joining us this afternoon. The Minister, Deputy McGrath, is accompanied by officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, including Ms Caroline...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister and now invite the Minister for Finance to make his opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I will now open the floor to members. I remind members that we have two Ministers before the committee today and they should bear that in mind when timing questions to get answers. The first slot is for Sinn Féin with Deputy Pearse Doherty.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. I know there was another question for the Minister, Deputy McGrath, but we need to move to the next member.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy has another two minutes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It is the Green Party time slot now, so I will focus on the process and the issues we are dealing with in this report. We have been lucky enough over recent weeks, both before the interim report and afterwards, to talk to a number of parliamentarians and the counterparts of the Parliamentary Budget Office in various countries, and a number of issues have emerged which I would like to put to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes. That is what the Austrians call it. That is their phrase.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Yes, as in a no-change budget.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: A no-change budget, if the Minister prefers that term.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I am not sure which Minister would like to take those questions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Deputy Boyd Barrett's time has expired. I call Deputy Mairéad Farrell.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Deputy Patricia Ryan is next and then I will open the floor to any Deputies who have further questions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I am delighted to hear the announcement on the well-being budgets today. We heard from one of our counterparts in Canada that it had introduced performance metrics and that they had not really been the transformative measure they had hoped they would be. Obviously, I am a great proponent of well-being indicators. Do the Ministers have any thoughts on how they see well-being indicators or...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. We need to take a question from another Deputy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: If the Minister can respond in about 20 seconds he should go ahead.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Deputy Mairéad Farrell is next, followed by Deputy Durkan. We have only five minutes left.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I know Tuesday is a busy day for both Ministers and I thank them for their attendance. I also thank committee members for their attendance. The committee is now adjourned and will meet again on Friday, 12 February, in private session.