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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: We invited the Garda Commissioner because at last week's meeting we presumed that today's meeting would just involve signing off on the report but that is not the case because substantial changes and amendments have been introduced. The Garda fraud unit was due to come in at 1.30 p.m. The witnesses are waiting outside. I am told that it will be 2 p.m. or a little after when we commence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: We are in public session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: As Deputy McGrath is aware, I am in the hands of the members and they made all those decisions last week. I have no difficulty if the Deputy wants to change the decisions that were made, but that is up to the members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: If Deputy McGrath wants to do it differently, he should propose what he wants and then members can agree or disagree. I do not mind.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: I call the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: To reflect on what has been said by all concerned, members have a short memory because they decided the procedure and process at last week's meeting. They decided they would agree to the timing of the amendments. I undertook to speak to the clerk, add to the report the members already had and issue a draft report. That draft was to reflect the views expressed by two other groups of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: Excuse me, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: The process is that the report has to be completed and laid before the House. The select committee must meet to agree it before it goes to committee. Given the timeframe, we have to set aside time to consider the report anyway before we can trigger a meeting of the select committee to decide on it. Within the few days that are left in the session, that is what we are now faced with. As a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: I call Deputy Paul Murphy and Senator O'Donnell. Then we will make a decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: Please do not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: Will the Minister cite them again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: Let me be clear. The report we are considering is a draft report. There are significant amendments to it. Regardless of its contents, the important word is "draft". There are amendments that we have to consider. The first decision that has to be made is when we will consider them and the report to complete it. A select committee cannot make its decision based on these five points unless...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: Members can decide whatever they like. The sooner we make the decision, the better. All we are doing now is going around the houses. I call Senator Horkan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: The process is such that the joint committee must complete its scrutiny report. That has to be done first and foremost. We have two draft reports, if we want to call them that, and the amendments. We have a meeting on Thursday morning. We can proceed with our consideration at that meeting because the Bill cannot go to the select committee until the scrutiny report has been completed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: We can cancel that meeting because there is no report for the select committee to consider. We have to complete the report.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: We can decide on some parts of the report in the time during which we were to discuss the No Consent, No Sale Bill. We can decide how we will move forward and set a date for the completion of that report. That is what has to be done. That is the process. We can then arrange a meeting of the select committee to discuss the other Bill so that it will not be delayed. If we make that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: No. I am saying that the joint committee should continue its consideration of the draft report and the amendments on Thursday morning. That process will not be completed on Thursday morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: The independent analysis-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: There is no report without the analysis. What are the guidelines for it? What is being analysed? There is no report without it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)
John McGuinness: We can make that decision on Thursday morning. I propose that we now decide to begin consideration of the report that is needed for the select committee on Thursday morning. I wish to make clear to members that a second item of legislation must be dealt with and we will not, in my opinion, be able to complete the consideration of all of the amendments because of the number involved. Is...