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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: We will discuss them together and we will move them one by one.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: We started with the Minister's amendment No. 86. I invite Deputy Boyd Barrett to come in on amendment No. 87, which is to be discussed with this grouping.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Doherty has an amendment in this grouping, No. 163. Does he wish to speak about it?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: For the record, in case anybody tuned in late, I do not have a company.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: To which part of the Bill are we referring now?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will try to clear some of these amendments and get through them, if possible.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: There is nobody present to press amendment No. 92, so it falls.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 103 is ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: We resume on section 56, amendment No. 60, which is in the names of Deputies Mattie McGrath, Nolan, O'Donoghue, Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Collins and Danny Healy-Rae. Is there anybody present to move the amendment? As there is not, the amendment falls.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: We are nearly there.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 164 and 165 have already been discussed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Okay. The question is then-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Before we adjourn, I thank the Minister and his officials, for his engagement and comprehensive responses to the many amendments that were tabled. I also thank the secretariat team that supported us through the latest three sessions, the Bills Office for setting this all out in a manner that was easy for us to follow and the Broadcasting Unit for ensuring the public could view the proceedings.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (16 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Finance Bill 2022 and has made no amendments thereto. Under Standing Order 100(2), this shall be deemed to be the report of the select committee on the Bill.