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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Outlook, Competitiveness and Labour Market Developments: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: Does Dr. McDonnell wish to comment?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Outlook, Competitiveness and Labour Market Developments: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Dr. McDonnell.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Outlook, Competitiveness and Labour Market Developments: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: Briefly, as three other Deputies wish to speak.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Outlook, Competitiveness and Labour Market Developments: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: The Deputy has asked many questions.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Outlook, Competitiveness and Labour Market Developments: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: All of the committee members would agree that this is what should happen. The issue has come up a lot.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Outlook, Competitiveness and Labour Market Developments: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: We will consider that for our report. Today is one of those days when an extra amount of activity is going on in Leinster House, but I thank Ms King and Dr. McDonnell for their presentation. It was very good. Members were in and out, but there was a lot of interaction which will be used by us in the publication of our report.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome members of the National Competitiveness Council, including the chairman, Professor Peter Clinch. They will be dealing with competitiveness issues, including economic growth. Before we begin, I ask members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the transmission and recording of meetings. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Professor Clinch. He is a master of understatement with his reference to the 'uncertain times' that we certainly live in. I call on Deputy Calleary first to be followed by Deputy Cullinane.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I call on Deputy Cullinane.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: Yes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: The Deputy has had twice the legal limit. I call Deputy Broughan.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: Before Deputy Barrett comes in, I will ask a question related to that issue. The committee has had discussions with a number of witnesses on third level funding and education in general. There has been some agreement, albeit not unanimous agreement, among members about both attendance rates and the fact that so many Irish students go on to third level and the appropriateness of some of the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Deputy. Deputy Boyd Barrett sends his apologies as he had to go into the Chamber to ask questions of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I would like to raise a number of matters relating to Professor Clinch's address. On energy, Professor Clinch spoke of developing contingency plans to guarantee security of energy supply. What is the shape of that? Does he mean...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: A very direct impact after Brexit takes place arguably is that we in Ireland will become the most peripheral state in the EU. The island states in the Mediterranean are much closer to other member states. Our road infrastructure is very much focused on transporting products through the UK, whether it is from Rosslare or Dublin Port. Should we look at more regional interconnectivity, to use...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: The provision for structural reform of the economy exists under the existing fiscal rules but it has never really come into play. Perhaps this is an area where it can practically come into play. I have two brief questions. I read an IMF report recently in which it became clear that of the countries that had been studied, up to 90% of their capital funding was secured from private sources....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: The East Link?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I was not even in primary school. The Deputy probably was the chairman of the county council.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: Many of the members, Deputy Calleary mostly, have spoken about the glaring lack of interconnectivity within Ireland. In my region, the south east, there is a road between the south east and Cork, which is a very busy road but in some parts it is a glorified cow path to be perfectly honest. The same case could be made up the west coast of Ireland. If we were serious about creating a...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I am just pre-empting next month's crisis.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Competitiveness and Economic Growth: National Competitiveness Council (14 Feb 2017)
John Paul Phelan: That is a very politically correct answer.