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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I welcome members of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council: Professor John McHale, chairman, Professor Alan Barrett, council member, Mr. Sebastian Barnes, council member, Dr. Donal Donovan, council member, and Mr. Diarmaid Smyth, chief economist. Dr. Róisín O'Sullivan is unable to attend today's meeting and has sent her apologies. Ms Rachel Joyce is also in attendance. The format...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (23 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the evidence available in his Department to support the X-Case judgement to provide for abortion on suicide grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (23 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: 635. To ask the Minister for Health the evidence available in his Department to support the X-Case judgement to provide for abortion on suicide grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/13]
- Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Members of the Government and legislators must realise that we are only working to provide the fabric that binds together other strengths that will make research work. Research and development is complex and varied and no one fully understands all of its various aspects and areas, whether in information technology, the pharmaceutical industry or manufacturing where a substantial amount of...
- Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: And vice versa.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Is Ireland quite open and flexible in this regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: There is still a criticism that we have restrictive practices.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I thank the delegation for attending this afternoon. I must apologise for cutting this meeting short as it had the potential to get into deeper details. I hope we will be able to return to this topic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: When Mr. Nagarajan refers to the simplification of employment legislation, what does he mean specifically?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Time is against us. Okay, but I ask the Deputy to keep it nice and tight.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I will allow this to and fro, but the answers should be kept brief. We can get more out of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy Donnelly should keep all of the questions like that and it will work perfectly-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: -----and we should keep all the answers the same way too.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Just one more, please, and then we will move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, please focus on the questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, as far as I am concerned from sitting here in the Chair, you have been getting it off your chest for two years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, I have 30 minutes available and will be really strict. You were going very well in the beginning and I want you to keep your focus in the same way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, I am sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Sorry, Deputy; I must ask you-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I thank the Deputy. It might be easier to take a few questions together.