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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: It can form part of our discussion. However, we are the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and we can-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: -----have a right to look at it and make recommendations. I think that will come up. If there is nothing else we will go into private session.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: Before we begin this session I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones or at least to put them in airplane mode. Interference from mobile phones affects the sound quality in transmission of the proceedings. I welcome Eilís Ní Chaithnía, policy co-ordinator and Jennifer McCarthy, head of policy, at the National Women's Council of Ireland, NWCI. I thank...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witness for her opening statement. We propose to publish it, along with the research report, which was circulated to us. Before I open the floor to members, do either of the witnesses want to contribute anything at this point? If they want to feed into members' questions at any point please do so.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: On a point of information, we are planning a video conference link between our committee here and the Scottish committee. It will cover a number of areas, and this will certainly be one of the areas on the agenda.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: I thank the witnesses. This was a very worthwhile engagement which will tie in with what we heard from the officials in the Department last week. We appreciate the work the witnesses are carrying out on this project and the very heavy involvement they have had in it. I thank them for attending and for contributing to our process.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: Relax, relax.

Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: Fianna Fáil Ministers used to appear in such campaigns and advertisements.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Joint Committee (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Lisa Chambers. A pilot approach to gender budgeting has been adopted in the Revised Estimates for public services 2018, which were published in December. Today, the committee will meet officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to consider the pilot programme as it relates to the Revised Estimates. Before we do, we will briefly...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Joint Committee (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: No. Today we will primarily discuss gender budgeting, but we can also discuss a small section of the Revised Estimates.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Joint Committee (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: The officials will be present today. That is my understanding. If that is okay, we will go into private session.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: As always, I remind members and delegates to, please, turn off their mobile phones or, at least, to switch them to airplane mode. Interference caused by mobile phones affects the sound quality of the transmission of the proceedings of the meeting. I welcome Mr. William Beausang, assistant secretary at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, who is accompanied by Ms Sarah...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Swaine for her presentation. Deputy Calleary is first.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: I will return to this later. I want to allow my colleagues in in the order they indicated.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: I have a couple of points of my own. The way I look at it, there are a couple of things involved. On ownership of the whole thing, there were some initial comments made about departmental ownership. I very much welcome the decision of the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, on this and his implementation of the pilot programme. I would strongly suggest that the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Equality Budgeting Initiative: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (21 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: If there are no further questions I would like to thank the witnesses for attending here today. We appreciate the work being carried out. It has been a very interesting and worthwhile exchange. As there is no further business I propose to conclude our meeting. The committee stands adjourned until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 27 February, when we will be hearing from the National Women's Council of...

Other Questions: Sports Facilities Provision (15 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: That is okay. Things are much more civilised on this question. I thank the Minister for the information in that reply. There is no question but it is a tremendous campus. The investment which has recently gone into it will be transformative. What the Minister outlined will pay great dividends for us, especially at Olympic level in the sports which will be facilitated. I thank the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: Deputy Ryan's party bankrupted the country in that 20 years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: A very short memory.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rail Network Expansion (15 Feb 2018)

Colm Brophy: I have Question No. 6.