Results 481-500 of 1,032 for speaker:Joe Neville

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Exactly.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Have we learned the lessons? We are aware of the lessons but have learned the lessons.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Like the way that happened in 2007.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Is there a risk it is currently happening right now?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: It is a complex issue because we do not have the power to pull those levers that other, larger countries in Europe might have. As a smaller county, we do not necessarily have that influence. How do we make those changes to our economy to adjust for not having that power? If we were Germany, it might be a very different situation.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: The reality of that same situation is that it is very hard to sit on massive budget surpluses every year and tell the public that. It is a tricky and complex one.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I get it. This is not a question, but I will leave on the point that it is very hard to make those decisions in light of how it is set up, that being, the revenue we are getting and from whom we are getting it. How do we stop that and how do we make a budget surplus and put the money away in a rainy day fund when the political realities mean it is harder to do that type of thing?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I was listening all the time and I was actually paying attention.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the witnesses for coming in. It is a kind of weird dichotomy. I will finish on these points and refer to Governor's pre-budget letter, which is one of the documents we had. Ireland is particularly exposed to fallout. That makes sense and we need to build long-term resilience into the economy and public finances. Yes, we do need to expand the tax base and we need to look across...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: It follows the previous material, so it just keeps adding, and whatever is the last country it goes into, it is on that as well, in simple terms.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I heard that last week and the week before, but is there a risk of an echo chamber and of that information not being out in the public sphere as it should be? Is there an issue with getting that information out? Mr. Madouros has given the information here and I have heard it over the last couple of weeks but does he feel it translates abroad? Ultimately, political decisions are made with a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his rationale regarding the change in the student contribution charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the plans for the student contribution charge for the coming academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (8 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department wants to increase the personal injury guidelines by 16.7%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37365/25]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: I thank the representatives from the different organisations for coming in to discuss quite complex issues. There is a lot of learning to be done. Could Ms Hardiman establish a timeline for me? When was she appointed CEO and when did she go on sick leave? When was the interim CEO appointed and when did the new CEO come in?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Can I clarify, was Ms Hardiman finishing up in October 2023?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Was Ms Hardiman on sick leave when she finished or go on sick leave after?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: So, Ms Hardiman went on sick leave a week before she was due to finish her five years.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023 - Children's Health Ireland
Financial Statements - National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Jul 2025)

Joe Neville: Okay.