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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 there were a minimum increase in excise levels on alcohol in the 2013 budget, what would you see as the detrimental effects?

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 there were a 1% decrease, would it create employment or job opportunities?

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: The association sees the businesses of its members as different from the supermarket model of the selling of alcohol. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I am moving on, Deputy Mathews. I call Deputy Kieran O'Donnell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If I have time, I will bring the Deputy back in at the end. I gave him three or four minutes more than I should have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I have to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister will not have time to respond to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If the Deputy wants the Minister to nod at him at the end of his contribution, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: If he wants the Minister to engage with him-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should ask questions about that meeting. If he does not, I will move on to the next questioner. If he has a question, he should ask it. If he does not, I will move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy should ask a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I call the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy will run out of time. He has a minute and a half left. He should ask a question to which the Minister can respond. If there is time left, he will be able to ask another question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The Deputy is wasting time. I will move onto the next questioner if the Deputy interrupts me once more. I call the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We do not need the reason. We have heard the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Mathews should indicate if he wants to make a contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask Deputy Dooley to remove his telephone as it is interfering with the broadcast and I apologise to Deputy Higgins for the disturbance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: As eight minutes have elapsed I ask Deputy Higgins to conclude and call Deputy Dara Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. I propose that ten minutes be allowed for the opening round of questions and five minutes for any second and subsequent rounds. Before I invite Deputy Dooley to put his questions, I have a question for the Minister on the financial transaction tax. The Minister's report to the joint committee today indicates that that has not yet been fully...