Results 1,261-1,280 of 2,792 for speaker:Colm Brophy
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: Before we begin, I remind everyone to turn off their mobile phones. I welcome Mr. Jim Miley, director general of the Irish Universities Association, IUA. He is accompanied by Mr. Michael Casey, finance director of the IUA. We thank them for making themselves available to meet the committee. The purpose of this session is pre-budget scrutiny and consideration of issues raised in the IUA's...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Miley for his opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: We are working towards finishing at 3.15 p.m. but we have a little flexibility in terms of time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Casey. We have the gist of his response.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I call Deputy Bailey and remind her that we are tight on time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I will leave it at that. I am aware that Deputy Ryan has indicated and perhaps he can ask his question within one minute. I also ask that Mr. Miley replies within a concise time as we are well over time for this session.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy and Mr. Miley for their conciseness on that question. I thank Mr. Miley and Mr. Casey for coming before the committee. We appreciate their engagement with the committee and its members.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I commence this part of our meeting by welcoming the Minister for Finance and for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe. He is accompanied by his officials, Mr. John Kinnane from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and Mr. Joe Cullen, Ms Anne-Marie Walsh, Ms Scline Scott, Mr. Paul Cotter and Mr. Stephen McDonagh from the Department of Finance. I thank the Minister very...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister for his opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: There will be time to come back in. I next call Deputy Breathnach.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry Deputy Cowen but you are out of time for the first round of questions and have used the four minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: You did use the four minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I can assure Deputy Cowen that I time absolutely every Deputy the same and give all members the same time. There is a second round, in which the Deputy can come back in to follow up with the Minister, but I have three more Deputies from the first round and then I will come back to other Deputies. I invite Deputy Burton.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy is over her time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy literally has ten seconds, to be fair to-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: Okay, one sentence.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: We have the Deputy's question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry but the Deputy may follow up in the next round.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I now call Deputy Eamon Ryan.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am sorry for interrupting the Minister, but we are putting up on screen the record of the meeting to which Deputy Ryan was referring.