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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: We have to move on because we have other witnesses waiting to come in as well. If the answers could be as brief as possible at this point we would be obliged. We have a lot to get through.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I know the Deputy is trying to elucidate information but I would like to move this along.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I appreciate that but I ask the Deputy to get to the questions.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: In advance of the budget?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Deputy Calleary has five minutes. Does Deputy Broughan want to ask anything before the witnesses for this session leave?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I just wanted to check. Deputy Calleary is the last questioner for these witnesses. We will then take a break.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Would Mr. Berney not agree that it is an incentive or stimulus, particularly with sterling weakened at the moment and in terms of Brexit?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank Mr. Berney. Are there no further questions?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I would like to thank the witnesses and-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I asked the Deputy earlier and he said "No".
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank the witnesses, Dr. McDonnell and Mr. Berney, for coming today. We really appreciate the time they have taken to give to the committee and their presentations and thank them for having answered the questions so comprehensively. We will now suspend for a few minutes to allow the next group of witnesses from the Irish Tax Institute to take their seats.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Before we begin, I ask the witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. The interference from mobile phones affects the sound quality and transmission of the meeting. I welcome Ms Olivia Buckley, communications director of the Irish Tax Institute. With her is Ms Cora O'Brien, policy director. They are listed here as "Mr. Buckley" and "Mr. O'Brien", which is incorrect. It is nice to meet...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank Ms O'Brien and Ms Buckley for their presentations. I have just one question. We should bear in mind that Ireland is a small open economy and, as was outlined in their opening statement, it has vulnerabilities because of that. It was also mentioned that in order to maximise our economic output, in effect, this country must be involved globally in an integrative way. How can this...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: The first questioner is Deputy Lisa Chambers. She has five minutes. Then we will have Deputy Calleary, Deputy Broughan, Deputy Eamon Ryan and Deputy Pearse Doherty.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: The Deputy is on his last question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank the Deputy.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: When was that?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Deputy Doherty has five minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Deputy, I appreciate the points you have raised but it is over ten minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: A tiny question and a tiny response.