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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I advise the Deputy and the Minister that we are dealing with the Estimates and I ask them to stop squabbling.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I remind members we are finishing at 7 p.m. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is asking the Minister to repeat himself again, as Deputy Michael McGrath asked the same question earlier. If you want we can add it on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask the Deputy to stick to issues.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I summarise from the Office of the Minister for Finance administrative subheadings, 1 to 7. Programme A - European Union and international policy. Subheads A1 - administration pay; A2 - administration non-pay; A3 - consultancy and other services, key outputs, output targets and context and impact indicators. Programme B - the financial services policy. Subhead B1 - administration pay; B2...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We now turn to Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General administrative subheads 1 to 9, programme A - audit and reporting. Subhead A1 and A2 relate to administration, pay and non-pay. Are there any comments? No. On the question of outputs and output targets, context and impact indicators, are there any comments? No. With regard to appropriations-in-aid, are there any...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: We said we would conclude at 7 p.m. We have a number of options, one of which is to revisit this on another day.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Will we extend the meeting for half an hour and try to finish all of the business?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As there are no further comments on Vote 9 we will move on to Vote 10, Office of the Appeal Commissioners. Does anyone wish to comment on this Vote?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: As there are no further comments on Vote 10, I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting the committee in its consideration of the 2015 Revised Estimates.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Message to Dáil (18 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 7 — Office of the Minister for Finance; Vote 8 — Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General; Vote 9 — Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (19 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 99. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in regard to introducing the gambling control Bill 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7447/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (24 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: 613. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the provision of broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8307/15]

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: The committee is now in public session. I remind members and guests to switch off their mobile telephones before we commence. Session A this morning is a public hearing discussion with Professor Gregory Connor from NUI Maynooth on issues relating to banking policy, systems and practices which may have underpinned the banking crisis in Ireland. I welcome everyone to the tenth public hearing...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Professor Connor. Before I bring in lead questioners, I will come back to his statement to deal with two matters. As he is aware, these hearings are broadcast to the public. In simplified terms, could he explain to the committee what he means by funding or liquidity risk and also what is meant by capital or solvency risk?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: One of the principle terms of reference of this inquiry is to examine the solvency vis-à-visliquidity of the banks in the lead-up to the crisis period, particularly around the time of the bank guarantee. Will Professor Connor explain to the committee what difficulties governments face when attempting to diagnose whether a bank has a liquidity or a solvency problem?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Taking Professor Connor’s evidence to the inquiry so far this morning, at the time of the bank guarantee, what does he believe was the then Government’s view with regard to the banks being in need of liquidity or them actually being insolvent?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Are Professor Connor's remarks inclusive of all banks that were Irish owned?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask Professor Connor to outline his views on the concentration limits for the Irish banks prior to the guarantee. Does he believe they were excessive?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (25 Feb 2015)

Ciarán Lynch: Was that each and every bank?