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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Are they providing a written report on the proceedings to the Taoiseach's office?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am asking if there is a written report. A total of 13 meetings have taken place and I want to know if a written report on each of those meetings has been provided to the Taoiseach's office.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I know officials are in attendance. To date, 13 meetings have been held by a group which informs taxation policy in this country. Let us park the value judgment on whether a financial transaction tax is an appropriate taxation measure and simply deal with the question of whether the meetings are recorded. Is a report provided to the parent office, namely, the Taoiseach's office, on those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Mr. Fraser has already explained that to me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Okay, so-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I accept all of that, but the Government is facilitating a series of meetings. The attendees are not meeting independently but as part of a structure. If the officials are not line-managed into the Taoiseach's office, I am assuming, from Mr. Fraser's response, that they are line-managed into the Department of Finance. That being the case, is there a written report to Government, either to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask Mr. Fraser to do that and revert to this committee on the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will allow Deputy Humphreys back in later but we must move on. I ask Mr. Fraser to clarify something. In the briefing document supplied to the committee today on the IFSC Clearing House Group, paragraph 4 states that industry members of the Clearing House Group are appointed by an agreed nominating process which is co-ordinated between the Department and the IFSC. I ask Mr. Fraser to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: That brings us back to Deputy Humphrey's initial question. If the appointment process involves the Department of the Taoiseach, the reporting mechanism should be back to that Department. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Are these 13 meetings of the group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I concur with Deputy Fleming's comments on the committees. It was an error at the start of the Administration to configure the committees in the way chosen. Prior to chairing this committee I chaired the environment committee which, in its initial manifestation, had transport, arts, sport and tourism under its remit. It was dealing with three Ministers and six Ministers of State at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The next item concerns the Department of the Taoiseach Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and the Irish Financial Services Centre Clearing House Group. I welcome Mr. Martin Fraser, Secretary General at the Department of the Taoiseach, who is accompanied by Mr. John Shaw, Ms Pauline Kiernan and Ms Michelle McKiernan. Mr. Fraser will make some opening remarks which will be followed by a question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: That was only circulated to select committee members so I will ask the clerk to issue it to the full committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Strategy Statement 2011-2014 and IFSC Clearing House Group: Discussion with Department of the Taoiseach (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We can deal with IFSC Clearing House Group issues at the same time if the Deputy so wishes.

Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: This is about 4,000 jobs in Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with necessary eye treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: How stands the amendment?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 12 is out of order as it is outside the scope of the Bill.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee Stage (15 May 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 13 has been discussed with amendment No. 5.