Results 881-900 of 2,792 for speaker:Colm Brophy
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: The members who have indicated so far are Deputies Michael McGrath, Bailey, Lisa Chambers, Breathnach, Broughan, Lahart and Pearse Doherty. Deputies Jonathan O'Brien and Boyd Barrett have now indicated. That is pretty much everybody at this stage. We will work through it. To clarify my reference to "five minutes", it means five minutes for questions from each Deputy. The Minister can...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: There is a phone ringing.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: We might-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: Will the Minister continue?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: Is Deputy Bailey happy with the Minister's answer?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Broughan. His five minutes are up and I am holding him to them, as I have held every other Deputy.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy has ten seconds to be fair to Deputy Broughan, for example, who observed his time limit.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy might let the Minister answer and then he can come back in. It will make for a better flow.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: I will chair this meeting, thank you.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy should let the Minister answer.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Pearse Doherty should please let the Minister reply.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: No-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: For housekeeping purposes and to make things clear, within the five-minute period in the first round of questions, if a member has not used the full five minutes, he or she has every right to come back in and chase down an answer he or she might feel was not given. There will be no attempt on my part to shut that down. If a member has used his or her five minutes and the Minister has...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: We have exceeded the time allocated, unless the Deputy is very quick.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: Five seconds.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy has used his five seconds.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (16 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister. It is almost 5.15 p.m. and there is private session to follow. I note we gave an undertaking to the Minister that we would finish at 5.15 p.m. All the Deputies have had a chance to contribute. I thank all my colleagues for facilitating. Almost every member spoke on the committee today. I thank the Minister and his officials for coming in to us. I propose we take a...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (22 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. The interference affects the sound quality of the recording. I would like to welcome representatives from the Revenue Commissioners, Dr. Keith Walsh, principal officer, who is accompanied by Mr. Philip O'Rourke, assistant principal officer, statistics and economic research branch. I welcome Mr. Joe Cullen, Mr. Pat Leahy, and...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: The purpose of our session is to follow up on a good briefing the committee had from the Parliamentary Budget Office, PBO, on its paper on tax expenditures. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)
Colm Brophy: Members are sometimes reticent about that. I appreciate the Deputy's offer but I will proceed and ask witnesses to make their opening statements. The witnesses are asked to keep their statements as tight as possible. I will then come to Deputy O'Brien, first of all.