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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (2 Oct 2018)

Colm Brophy: 77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for further centenary commemorations over the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39728/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (2 Oct 2018)

Colm Brophy: 103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the schemes available to support historic buildings that require repair; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39727/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: No apologies have been received. Today, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials will be appearing before us in advance of the 2019 budget. Before doing so, we will deal with some housekeeping matters.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Before we begin, I give the usual reminder to members and witnesses to turn off mobile telephones. I welcome the Minister and his officials and thank them for making themselves available to give us our pre-budget briefing. The Minister is accompanied by Mr. John McCarthy, Mr. Joe Cullen, Mr. Gerry Kenny, Mr. Pat Leahy and Ms Ruth Sutton from the Department of Finance and by Mr. John Kinnane...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Thank you. I call Deputy Michael McGrath.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: I should have said at the start of the meeting that, in keeping with what I have done at previous meetings, I am allocating five minutes for an initial round of questions per Deputy and will then come back for more questions. That has facilitated everybody on previous occasions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Can I remind the Deputy that he has one minute left?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Deputy, I-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: In order that we know where we are, the next speaker will be Deputy O'Brien, then Deputies Broughan, Boyd Barrett, Lisa Chambers, Cowen and Burton. If everybody can bear with me that is why I am being very direct on time today. When everybody has had an opportunity to come in for a single round of questioning, if we have time still left in the meeting, we can do a follow-up. I call on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy has one minute.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Deputy Boyd Barrett went way outside what he should have said in his comments.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Allow the Minister to finish.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Deputy Burton should let the Minister answer.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: Deputy Burton has less than a minute left.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: There will be an opportunity for Deputy Burton to come in again after other Deputies have contributed. I call Deputy Heydon.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: As agreed, we will now go back to Deputies who wish to make another contribution. The first to indicate was Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. We have time for a relatively brief round of questions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: We are heading into our final few minutes but I will call Deputy Burton, as promised.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy can make a quick reply because we have exceeded our time slot for the meeting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance (26 Sep 2018)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry, I do not dispute the importance of it. I was just making a comment. For clarification, the Deputy has probably had longer time than almost members to put questions to the Minister, so there is no unfairness in making this point to her. I ask her to be brief in putting her question.