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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year for Development: Dóchas (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Did they have their own generators?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year for Development: Dóchas (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Does Deputy Byrne wish to contribute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year for Development: Dóchas (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: I thank the witnesses, who have certainly put it up to us. They have asked us to consider a number of points, which we certainly will do. The witnesses are aware we operate a system of mainstreaming, so when it comes to the scrutiny of legislation from Europe, it goes to the relevant sectoral committee. Climate change will go to the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year for Development: Dóchas (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: I advise Senators that a vote has been called.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year for Development: Dóchas (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the joint committee, I welcome Mr. Hans Zomer and Ms Sharan Kelly from Dóchas and Ms Olive Towey from Concern. As I assume they heard our notice on privilege as it was being read, we can take it as read. The committee is keen to be briefed on the European Year for Development initiative in 2015. It is my understanding that our guests will share time. We will start with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: That brings this session to a conclusion. We have a technical issue to deal with before our next session. I thank Mr. Cardiff, Mr. Fennessy and Ms Kerrigan for answering our questions. We look forward to hearing from them again next year and I wish them well in their work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Points made. Senator Leyden, might be as brief as possible because our guests have a flight to catch.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Are they complex?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Deputy Durkan is not here to defend himself.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Who were they?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Deputy. We will take a further round of questions after Mr. Cardiff's answers. Perhaps he can limit this response to five or seven minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Then we can go back to members of the committee who have not yet contributed. Deputies Eric Byrne and O'Reilly want to get back in as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Before I call Deputy Durkan, I would like to assure Deputy O'Reilly that I will allow him back in after we have heard from our guests. Sectoral committees are also able to invite in the court of auditors if they want to talk about specific issues such as agriculture, transport or expenditure. I am sure time could be provided for a more detailed discussion than we are having in the limited...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: That is right. We spoke about habitats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Is the relevance of this to the European Court of Auditors going to become apparent very quickly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: I note that Deputy O'Reilly is dissociating himself from Deputy Byrne's remarks and that is fine-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: We do not have one, but let Deputy Byrne make his point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: I have no doubt that our guest will answer his questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Deputy Byrne has one minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors 2013 and Related Matters: Discussion (16 Dec 2014)
Dominic Hannigan: Can Deputy O'Reilly let Deputy Byrne conclude? I will let him back in, but Deputy Byrne has not concluded. Deputy O'Reilly must let him conclude, and then we can have a debate.