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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I would be the first to say that. Even from a consumer perspective, the banking system is radically changed. One could argue it is also under threat from new models. I have a little over a minute and I feel that the Chairman is looking. On the eurozone, I think the Central Bank has a bi-weekly meeting with colleagues across Europe. In terms of my initial question on threats, does the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I presume cyber threats are a key issue.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their opening remarks. To get straight into it, Mr. Nugent referred initially to the tightness in the economy and the labour market, particularly construction, but also alluded to the other factors impacting on that and maybe other tightness in the economy. What other sectors - apart from construction because we are aware of that and it has an...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: What would be Mr. Nugent's solution to resolve that tightness in, for example, the construction sector?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Even retention in sectors of employment is difficult. That is what employers are saying. It is hard to retain staff and there are pull and push factors with wages. Dr. McDonnell referred to the Commission on Taxation and Welfare a few times in his remarks. Does he agree with its assessment and recommendations? From what he said and alluded to, it seems like there is a difference of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: We are learning that today.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I am limited for time but on the competitiveness that Dr. McDonnell referred to in his statement for the economy, what is his assessment of where we are at competitively? Also bearing in mind the Draghi report, on a European level there are discussions about what we need to do for competitiveness across the Eurozone.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I will come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the members and witnesses for attending and they are all very welcome. On behalf of the committee, first and foremost, I welcome from the Department of the Taoiseach Ms Émer Deane, assistant secretary general in the British and Northern Ireland affairs division and shared island unit and Mr. Eoghan Duffy, principal officer in the shared island unit. I thank them both for taking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms Deane for her very comprehensive overview. We appreciate that. For new members of this committee it was essential for us that we would hear from the shared island initiative, and see what is being done and understand the various elements of that very important funding mechanism. At the outset I would like to highlight some of the points mentioned, particularly around the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Deputy Maxwell is next with seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Deputy Maxwell. I call Senator Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: We will move to the next speaker, Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Deputy Conway-Walsh. From my initial observation, every time the shared island unit is mentioned it is almost like Santa's wish list. There are a lot of organisations and groups that would like to access the funding and want to know where to go. Ms Deane has explained that very well in terms of the umbrella, the overarching body of the unit and then the subsequent funding agencies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Absolutely, yes, please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Or even in the carriage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I mentioned healthcare earlier. Given the work ahead of this committee, will the witnesses send a note on the engagement thus far with shared island on this specific issue of health? It might inform the committee's work over the next while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: That is important. If there are no other speakers or questions, I thank Ms Deane and Mr. Duffy for their comprehensive, good and informative engagement. I thank them for their time today. We appreciate their being here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Does Mr. Mallaghan have anything else to add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Shared Island Initiative: Department of the Taoiseach (23 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Ms Deane very much. Are there any second-round questions for the witnesses from members, including those online?