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

Liam Twomey: Does Deputy Mathews have a short question?

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 Deputy Mathews. Deputy Donnelly had a couple of questions.

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

Liam Twomey: There is a vote in the Dáil. I ask Deputy Boyd Barrett to be brief.

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

Liam Twomey: Mind your manners.

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

Liam Twomey: Deputy Humphreys, without interruption.

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

Liam Twomey: That has all been established already.

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

Liam Twomey: Are they binding?

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

Liam Twomey: One syllable only now.

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

Liam Twomey: Before I invite Deputy Donnelly to put his questions, may I ask Mr. Gallagher which body in Ireland will endorse the draft budget which must comply with the following statement: that the draft budget must be based on independent macroeconomic forecasts produced or endorsed by an independent body? Will that independent body be the Fiscal Advisory Council?

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

Liam Twomey: At present, the Fiscal Advisory Council more or less works on a voluntary basis. From where will it get the additional resources and expertise to help it to draw up the draft budgets, because it will take time and the Fiscal Advisory Council will incur additional costs?

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 Mr. Carrigan. I understand that Senator Byrne is speaking on behalf of Fianna Fáil.

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

Liam Twomey: Okay. I will give ten minutes to each of the main parties at the outset.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: We are all doing that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank the Minister and his officials for their time. As there is no other business, the meeting is now adjourned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: It will get the Minister off the hook. If the Minister does not mind, I will open the discussion to the floor for five to ten minutes to allow members to ask brief questions related to the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: Deputy Mathews-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I call Deputy Dara Murphy to ask a brief question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I ask the Minister to give a short reply as the Deputy has run out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I ask the Deputy not to interrupt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Liam Twomey: I have to move on.