Results 561-580 of 2,792 for speaker:Colm Brophy
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: I welcome the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe. I remind members and witnesses to turn of their mobile phones due to interference. I thank the Minister and his officials for taking the time to make themselves available to our committee. The committee's role is to carry out the ex antescrutiny of budget 2019 and in this context we are meeting to...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: Thank you very much, Minister. In line with what we discussed before the start of the public session, I would like to remind members that I propose to group together two or three questions from each Deputy and ask the Minister to answer them collectively. I ask that members are conscious of time. I call Deputy Michael McGrath.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Lahart is next.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister. I appreciate that we were working towards this time. No one else has indicated a wish to contribute.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: Sorry, I did not see the Deputy offer earlier.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Boyd Barrett can go ahead. I just did not see Deputies offering.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy has reassured me slightly because I did not think I had missed people.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: We agreed to keep questions concise to give all members time to ask questions. Conscious that other Deputies observed the time constraints, I ask the Deputy to conclude.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: I will allow Deputy Michael McGrath to ask a question first as he has been waiting patiently.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: I ask the Minister to share the relevant information with the committee. Deputies Broughan and Boyd Barrett have indicated they wish to make quick points.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (18 Apr 2018)
Colm Brophy: The meeting has run slightly over time. I thank members, the Minister and his official, Mr. McCarthy, for their attendance. Members appreciate the opportunity to interact with the Minister.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to ensure the maintenance of the existing prefabricated structure until the new school building is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18826/18]
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: No apologies have been received. As part of our focus on the reform of the budgetary process, today the select committee will meet officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to discuss the 2017 report on public service reform. Before we do so, we will go into private session.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: I remind members and witnesses to switch off their mobile phones as they cause interference with the broadcasting equipment. I welcome Mr. John Kinnane, principal officer, and his colleagues, Struan Charters and Ms Caroline O'Loughlin. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Public Service Performance Report 2017, a copy of which has been circulated to members. The report is designed...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank Ms O'Loughlin. I will open the discussion to Deputies. The first to indicate was Deputy Jonathan O'Brien.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: I appreciate that the final question falls very much outside the officials' remit for today.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: The witnesses will be pleased to know I will not ask them to name the trees that were planted or anything like that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: That calls for tree surgeon skills.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: The Department wants my system to be used now as well.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2017: Discussion (2 May 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses for their responses and call Deputy Lisa Chambers.