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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: 411. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to either reduce or increase the level of cash savings with regard to the eligibility for an over-70's medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: Thank you. We will commence in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I welcome the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council members to our meeting, Professor John McHale, chairman, and Professor Alan Barrett, Mr. Sebastian Barnes, Dr. Donal Donovan and Dr. Róisín O'Sullivan, council members. I also welcome Mr. Diarmaid Smyth, chief economist, Mr. John Howlin and Ms Rachel Joyce. We will begin with opening remarks by Professor McHale and committee members will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I have some brief questions to kick off the discussion before I bring in my colleagues. This is the first time the council has engaged in the endorsement process. I note from the timelines that there was some engagement between the council and the Department about the consumption estimates. Given that this is the first time, does the council have any suggestions or proposals to further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I think there was a comment on "Prime Time" and the response was that it would be within the endorsable range.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: It will not be too long before the ranges have to be published, but the witnesses have a view on that at the moment. I call Deputy Sean Fleming.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: Does the Deputy have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: Deputy O'Donnell is using up his time and not asking all of his allotted questions. He needs to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy should conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy has asked all her questions, which is helpful. Professor McHale has seven or eight minutes to answer them. I will indicate when he has about one minute remaining.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: There can be only one answer of one figure when Professor McHale is answering that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I call Deputy Creed. As this is the second round, I suggest approximately five or six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I need to press Professor McHale on the point about political analysis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy has one minute left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: The Deputy did not have 12 minutes in the first round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: The point is that if the Deputy is not at the meeting, he cannot take the minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I have to press the Deputy, to be fair to other members of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: I am sorry but Professor McHale should be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: We are now moving into the supplementary rounds. I will take them in the order people indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report November 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Murphy: Is there a question?