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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I can assure Deputy Cowen that I time absolutely every Deputy the same and give all members the same time. There is a second round, in which the Deputy can come back in to follow up with the Minister, but I have three more Deputies from the first round and then I will come back to other Deputies. I invite Deputy Burton.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy is over her time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy literally has ten seconds, to be fair to-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Okay, one sentence.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: We have the Deputy's question.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry but the Deputy may follow up in the next round.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I now call Deputy Eamon Ryan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry for interrupting the Minister, but we are putting up on screen the record of the meeting to which Deputy Ryan was referring.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank Deputy Ryan and call Deputy Michael McGrath.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I am conscious of the fact that we are reaching the end of our session. Deputy Doherty indicated he had a short quick question.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank the Minister for the answer. I also thank the remaining Deputies for their participation in the meeting. It has been a long day for the committee, as the meeting commenced at approximately 1 p.m. I appreciate all of the contributions throughout the afternoon by all of the Deputies. I thank the Minister and his team of officials for coming to partake in this engagement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Pearse Doherty. The committee will be holding two public sessions at approximately 3 p.m. In the first session we will meet with the Irish Tax Institute to continue our committee's scrutiny of tax expenditure, specifically research and development tax expenditure and the special assignee relief programme, SARP, tax relief. Our second session is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: We are now in public session. I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones. I welcome the representatives from the Irish Tax Institute: Ms Anne Gunnell, director of tax policy, Ms Claire McGuinness, senior tax policy manager, and Ms Cathy Herbert, director of corporate affairs. I thank them for making themselves available to meet the committee. We are pleased to hear...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Gunnell for her opening remarks. I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: The Irish Universities Association will appear before the committee next week so there will be an opportunity to raise those points again with it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: Are there any additional questions? If there are none, I will thank the representatives from the Irish Tax Institute for their initial presentation to the committee and for the answers they provided to our questions. It is always welcome to interact as part of our continuing process in working towards this year's budget. I thank the witnesses for being here with us. I propose that we now...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: We are back in public session. I again remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile telephones. I welcome the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, to the meeting. It is always a pleasure to engage with its members and we are very interested in today's session. I welcome Mr. Seamus Coffey, chairman, who is accompanied by Dr. Martina Lawless, Mr. Michael Tutty and Dr. Eddie Casey....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Coffey for his opening statement. The first member to indicate was Deputy Eamon Ryan.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: A very short one, please Deputy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy will note that I specifically requested that, if at all possible, the IFAC would come before us as close to the Budget Statement as possible so that the committee could work with the council.