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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I made it quite clear that I was not asking about Ms McDonagh's tennis club affiliations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I address this question to Dr. Craven. During the course of the past 40 years the legislative and ethical issues dealing with women's reproductive concerns have had a fairly messy history in this country, to put it mildly. We have struggled with issues such as who should be given the contraceptive pill and, in legislating for the morning-after pill, what the definition is of the unborn. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: Each of the witnesses might answer "Yes" or "No" to the following question. If the Houses of the Oireachtas passed legislation similar to the Bill before us, would it force any of the witnesses to do anything against best medical practice as we know it now? It is important to clarify this with a "Yes" or "No" answer for the committee. My next question is about the heads on physical and...

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

Liam Twomey: Deputy Fleming's amendment might be dealing with situations before the contract is awarded. The Minister of State talks about how he looks at these issues. Does he review every single tendering contract particularly when they fail? There are two reasons why tendering contracts fail. One is that there are many people who are desperate for work, tender too low and simply fail to achieve the...

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

Liam Twomey: Will the Minister of State examine the issue of retention of title? I remember a case from 30 years ago involving a group of pig farmers who sold pigs to a factory which went into liquidation. Initially they were told by the liquidators that because the pigs had been processed into bacon they were no longer entitled to payment, but they identified the sides of bacon in the factory and the...

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

Liam Twomey: No, I will speak on section 1.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister of State. Regarding Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office, the subheads are to be found on pages 65 to 75, inclusive, of the briefing documentation from the Department. Subhead A.1 deals with wages, salaries and allowances. Subhead A.2 deals with travel and subsistence. Subhead A.3 deals with training and development and incidental expenses. Subhead A.4 deals with...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil. The Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2013: Vote 1 - President's Establishment; Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach; Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General; Vote...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: On the administration side of the Vote, I note the figure for training, development and incidental expenses has increased by 63%. What was the reason for the increase? I must commend the Department for passing on the material from the CSO to Members, too.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: Excellent. I thank the Taoiseach for his remarks. I will now call out the individual programmes and subheadings on the relevant Votes. Vote 1, President's Establishment - Subheads, pages 1 to 7 of briefing notes from the Department: Programme 1, President's Establishment: Subhead A1 - Salaries, Wages and Allowances. Are there any comments or questions? No. Subhead A2 - Travel and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: According to the agreed timetable, we do not have slots for members from Government parties to speak but if anyone wishes to put a question to the Taoiseach on his statement, I will take one or two questions.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I will now turn to the individual programmes and corresponding subheads of the relevant Votes. Are there any observations or comments on Vote 1, the President's Establishment, subhead A1 on salaries, wages and allowances?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: Will I first list them all?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I will read them out and then the Taoiseach can respond to each one. Subhead A2 pertains to travel and subsistence, subhead A3 to incidental expenses, subhead A4 to postal and telecommunications services and subhead A5 to office machinery and other office supplies and related services. Are there any comments or questions? As there are none, I ask the Taoiseach to respond in respect of the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: The Deputy's contribution lasted ten minutes and therefore I will ask the Taoiseach-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: We cannot have a lengthy discussion on this-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I call Deputy Brian Stanley.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I am advised that the Taoiseach will be obliged to leave the meeting as soon as possible but he has indicated that he can be present until at least 3.30 p.m. We will, therefore, leave our consideration of Vote 4, for which the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, has responsibility, until the end of the session. Is that agreed? Agreed. I call the Taoiseach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Six Month EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Finance (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I should adjourn the meeting as there is a vote in the Dáil. I apologise to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Six Month EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Finance (9 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the witnesses for attending. We really appreciate it. It could have gone on a bit longer. I thank Mr. Carrigan and everyone else who gave their time to be here with us today.