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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If the Deputy would like to have an alternative meeting, I can accommodate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: May I remind Deputy Mathews not to interrupt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I am the Deputy's only Chairman at this stage. If the Deputy wants to have a Chairman, will he please desist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I will call on Deputy Boyd Barrett next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I must ask people to be very succinct when replying to questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask Dr. Healy to conclude answering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Would that be a defined payment as opposed to the non-contributory old age pension which is means tested?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Not a place in Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I must interrupt Dr. Healy. We must finish at 3.45 p.m. and I want other speakers to be able to contribute. I called Mr. McDonnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We are continuing with social pillar groups and business pillar groups presentations to the committee. I welcome Dr. Seán Healy from Social Justice Ireland and Mr. Tom McDonnell from TASC and thank them for appearing before the committee. Rather than go into the budgetary submissions and give full presentations on them, it is an opportunity for the delegates to identify one or two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: There is space to say what you wish but I would appreciate if you would take the questions as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We must go to the House for a vote at 3.40 p.m. If members have brief supplementary questions, not commentary, I will take them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Mr. Fitzsimons and Ms Callan. I propose that we suspend the sitting until 4 p.m. and resume with the next witnesses from Social Justice Ireland and TASC. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We have received an apology from the Irish Exporters Association. The association made a submission but they were unable to attend the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, do you have a question for Ms Callan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Mathews, I am sure the witnesses are enjoying your presentation. Can I draw your attention to their presentations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask Deputy Dara Murphy to keep on the topic of the budget and the witnesses' proposals rather than his own contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I will invite Ms Callan to contribute again, when she will have an opportunity to respond to members' questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Mr. Lyons and Ms O'Meara.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome Mr. David Fitzsimons and Ms Aoife Sweeney from Retail Excellence Ireland and Ms Patricia Callan from the Small Firms Association. Representatives of the Irish Exporters Association were to participate in this session but they are not present. The session is scheduled to run between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. but a vote is expected in the Dáil at 3.40 p.m. and, therefore, we will...