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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Gender Impact of Irish Budgetary Policy: ESRI (12 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: That is slightly different from-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Gender Impact of Irish Budgetary Policy: ESRI (12 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: It is. I wish to return to the issue we are here to examine. If there was a budget presentation as we historically know it and then a budget presentation that was primarily gender-proofed, can our guests outline briefly how we would see the differences? What would we be looking out for if a gender-proofed budget was introduced this year as distinct from the budgets we have seen in the past?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Gender Impact of Irish Budgetary Policy: ESRI (12 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: Is the ESRI considering carrying out some analysis of the forthcoming budget on a gender basis immediately after it is introduced? Does it hope to be able to use its model and produce a report based on that?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Gender Impact of Irish Budgetary Policy: ESRI (12 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank Dr. Keane and Mr. Roantree very much for all their answers and I thank the members who are still present. We appreciated the impact of the witnesses' work on the work of the committee, an impact which is important to recognise, and on the work of the Parliamentary Budget Office. It has been a very worthwhile experience. With that, I thank everyone for attending. As there is no...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: As we have a quorum, we will commence in public session. No apologies have been received. Today, the committee is meeting representatives from Chambers Ireland and the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, to discuss priorities for budget 2019. Before that, I propose that we go into private session to deal with some committee business.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones because they interfere with the transmission. It would be very much appreciated if they did so. I welcome the delegates from the Construction Industry Federation: Mr. Tom Parlon, director general, and Mr. Dominic Doheny, president. I thank them for making themselves available to the committee. I welcome also the delegates from...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I ask Mr. Parlon to heed the time if he can.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry but I ask Mr. Parlon to be brief. Perhaps he could paraphrase slightly as members will have questions.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I ask Mr. Parlon to move along please. He has been speaking for 15 minutes at this stage and it is too long as an opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Parlon and I am sure there will be plenty of questions for him. I call Mr. Talbot to make his opening statement. He has heard my remarks on brevity. Every member has a copy of his statement in advance so I ask him to keep it as tight as possible.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank you both very much. I am now going to open the discussion up to members who can ask questions of the two groups. I call on Deputy Michael McGrath.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I must ask the witnesses to be very brief in their answers as three other Deputies are waiting to come in and I am conscious of our time overall.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: It was a rather long question in the end.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I ask speakers to keep their replies quite brief. The Dundalk budget select committee is currently sitting.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I am conscious of time for everybody involved. It is 6.30 p.m.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: We are a budgetary oversight committee, not an environment committee so I will bring us back to-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Cowen has indicated that he has a brief question and I ask the witnesses to keep their replies equally brief.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Doheny. With that reply, I will draw our session here to a conclusion. I thank everyone for attending. There was a good exchange with the members and we covered a lot of ground. I note again the delay at the start but we thank the witnesses for bearing with us.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (19 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: No apologies have been received. Before the committee meets representatives of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to consider the council's most recent pre-budget statement and its priorities for budget 2019, I propose that we go into private session to do some housekeeping.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Priorities for Budget 2019: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Sep 2018)
Colm Brophy: Before we begin, can I, as always, remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones because interference from mobile phones affects sound quality and transmission during the meeting? I welcome representatives from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, to this meeting. The committee is joined by: Mr. Seamus Coffey, the chairperson; Mr. Eddie Casey, chief economist; and Mr....