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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I have a few questions but I will begin by sharing the frustrations felt by other members of the committee. Our job is to scrutinise the work leading up to the budget and analyse the previous budget as we go on. It is a new committee and we are still feeling our way through this. There is a suggestion that simply asking a question amounts to scrutiny but we need to get answers as well. I...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I am very glad to hear that. We certainly acknowledge the vast amounts of information that have been provided. Deputy Doherty's question concerned the fact we are still searching around for details as to how a decision taken in January was taken and where the money was found. If there is extra expenditure in one area, it is fair for a budgetary scrutiny committee to ask where it is coming...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: The committee accepts that some spending pressures will arise in terms of industrial relations issues on a year to year basis. In terms of pressures, what are the priority issues that are discussed at the management advisory committees of both Departments?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Was that for his benefit?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Very good. I thank Mr. Palmer.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: There are issues.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement on Overall Fiscal Position: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their contributions and for taking the time to answer questions. That concludes our proceedings for today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise to the witnesses for my late attendance. We have asked questions about the type of training that a GAL should have. Am I correct in saying that Ms Ghent is a solicitor by trade?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I did not intend to jump ahead of anyone. I took my cue from the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise to the other members. I am happy to wait my turn if the Chairman wants to call someone else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of Childcare (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Do the witnesses think it would be a good idea for the Law Society of Ireland, the Bar Council or one of the universities to provide a specific course for GALs in order to ensure that they might have specific qualifications in respect of the work they do? There has been some discussion regarding the need to provide a consistent service and the fact that certain standards and practices should...

Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, but I am not the leader.

Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: In March 2014, the Attorney General informed the Taoiseach that there was a very sensitive issue that could jeopardise the State because it had come to her attention that Garda stations were taping phone conversations for the past 30 years without having a legal basis. That conversation was had in the middle of all of the controversy surrounding the departure of the former Commissioner,...

Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: Does the Minister think it is acceptable to allow a report like this to be published without anybody from the Government being available to answer questions on it? It is reported the commission will send its report today but there will be no press conference. It is further reported the Irish media travelling abroad today have specifically requested the Taoiseach to have a separate press...

Leaders' Questions (6 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: It has been six days.

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I ask the Minister for an update on the commercial rates Bill. I understand the heads are still being prepared. Rates are putting businesses under pressure and local authorities are finding themselves at a loss because they do not have the authority to do a great deal about the issue. In rural counties such as my home county of Mayo the commercial rates being charged have resulted in the...

Reform of An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (11 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: An Garda Síochána has moved from crisis to crisis in recent years. In a short space of time we have had to deal with the O'Higgins report, the Charleton tribunal and the most recent scandals involving falsified breath-tests and fixed charge notices, resulting in the wrongful conviction of 14,700 citizens. These citizens have been victims of a huge miscarriage of justice...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (11 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the working group which he has established to look at the GMIT Mayo campus; the persons that will sit on the working group; if they will meet in public or private; if the minutes of meetings will be made available to the public; the terms of reference for the working group; the person the working group will report to; the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I am unhappy or disappointed that the parliamentary budget office will not be fully functioning for this year. Certainly, this will make this committee's job difficult, but I have no doubt that we will endeavour to do our job as best we can within the confines of the resources.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (13 Apr 2017)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Chairman. I thank the Minister for his presentation. I very much welcome the fact our economy is growing and that the jobs market is strengthening, but from my perspective, I am thinking about younger people. When there is a narrative that the country is recovering, that things are going very well and that the number of jobs is increasing, the Parliament, which may not be as...