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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Damien English: On behalf of the select committee, I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Patrick O’Donovan, and his officials. I thank them for their time, and I apologise for the delay in starting. We had an overrun in first half of our meeting. Members will have received the briefing documents provided by the Department in...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Damien English: I offer sympathies to Finola, Emily, Matthew, Juliana, Mary-Elizabeth, our colleague Deputy Richard Bruton, and John's sister, Mary. Their loss is massive, but this is also a major loss for all of us. John was a big man in many ways and the impact he has had on all of us in the House is immense. For anybody who comes into politics, it is about making an impact and leaving a mark. John...

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Damien English: I do.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (9 Apr 2024)

Damien English: Has Michael solutions to all this?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024)

Damien English: I thank the Taoiseach for his presentation. It was a good chance to go back over the budget and talk about priorities. I thank him for the update and the focus on the various issues he brought to us today as well as the outline of the past couple of weeks in the role. I have a few initial comments on some of the issues he raised. He mentioned the Covid inquiry at the start and in your...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Damien English: My understanding is that there is nothing preventing investment in these areas in the current wording. It is to be done on a commercial basis. Is that right? The amendments want to list them out. Going back to even 2016, ISIF would have invested in housing projects that kick-started housing in many counties. It has a history of doing it and there is no change here to prevent that - it is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Damien English: I agree with the need for a fund to invest in SMEs and start-ups and so on. Our two Ministers have that new fund at their disposal that can invest in those companies at key times. That also needs to be addressed at a European level. There is an element of risk with some of that finance, which is fine. We need to do it and back our companies, but this kind of fund is more about investing...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Damien English: Where stands our clock?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (1 May 2024)

Damien English: Will our clock go back to the start?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: No apologies have been received. I welcome the Minister and his team here again today. I thank them for their time. I hope we will be able to deal with most of the Bill over the next couple of hours. I welcome all the members. I also welcome the viewers who might be watching our proceedings in public session on Oireachtas TV to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: I have to move on sooner or later. I ask Deputy Doherty to make his final contribution.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 13 to 16, inclusive, are related and may be taken together. Amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 14 are consequential to amendment No. 13.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: I can bring the Deputy back in later.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: That is all right.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 10 to 12, inclusive, fall as Deputy Ó Cathasaigh is not here to move them.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: I can bring you in now, Deputy, if you want.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: Amendment No. 14 cannot be moved. It was consequential on amendment No. 13.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: Deputy Durkan signalled he wishes to come in.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 May 2024)

Damien English: I take it that members have no further questions and that the Minister has no further comments to make at this stage.