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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: That concludes our pre-budget scrutiny. The committee will be publishing its pre-budget report tomorrow in advance of budget 2021. As there is no further business, that concludes our proceedings for today. Our next private meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, 9 October at 12 p.m.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Act Employment Targets (7 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she will publish the report on compliance with Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 for 2018 and 2019 respectively; the number of employees with a disability in each Department in 2018 and 2019 respectively; the criteria by which employees identify themselves as having a disability; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (6 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install continuous welded rail along Stoney Road, North Strand, Dublin 3, as part of the DART expansion programme. [28099/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (6 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 725. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publish a Traveller and Roma mental health action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28687/20]

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I will make a number of points with respect to the winter plan. First, I welcome the additional funding across a number of areas. The reality is that this must, out of necessity, be a dynamic process as it is responding to a situation that is changing almost daily. However, there are a number of challenges that come with that uncertainty and the need to respond quickly. I draw...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services Provision (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 266. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a number of persons who have had to travel to the UK to access follow-up abortion care after the abortion pills they took failed; his plans to ensure that anyone whose abortion procedure was legally initiated in good faith is able to terminate their pregnancy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Apologies have been received from Deputies Pearse Doherty and Aindrias Moynihan. Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones as interference will affect sound quality.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe and thank him for making himself available to meet the committee at its first public meeting. The first pre-budget session with the Minister is a welcome opportunity for the committee to discuss budgetary strategy and the important budgetary decisions being made against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and the United Kingdom's exit from...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: My apologies to the Minister. The sound quality is poor. I am going to see if we can rectify the situation.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: In light of the suspension of the meeting, I will not make any introductory remarks. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I advise the Minister that I will have to call the next speaker in a minute.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I call the first speaker for Sinn Féin, Deputy Mairéad Farrell.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I will now move on to the first speaker from Fine Gael, who is Deputy O'Donnell.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister. As we have moved to the Green Party slot, I will now question the Minister. I have a longer question about the pressure of health expenditure on the budget but I will start with a broader question. Is the Minister currently considering measures to ensure Covid-19 expenditure will not be rolled into the base of Government spending going forward leading to significant...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: We have seen that the HSE winter plan outlined significant additional spending over the next six months. I am interested in the view being taken on the pressure that health expenditure will bring to bear on the budget and how we are managing that in a dynamic situation where this could be a long-term pressure on the budget. By the very nature of the sudden onset of Covid-19, we have had to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: To sidestep to a different area, on which we have touched a little already, I am aware that the Minister, with his president of the Eurogroup hat on, is committed to no sudden stop and no policy cliff edge regarding the suspension of the normal application of the EU fiscal rules under the Stability and Growth Pact. The Parliamentary Budget Office made a presentation to this committee this...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: What are the plans in the budget for the carbon tax? How will the fund accrued be spent? If the yield deviates from the expected yield, how will the Minister manage that in budgetary terms?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: As there is no representative from the Rural Independent Group, I call on Deputy Canney from the Independent Regional Group.