Results 1,761-1,780 of 2,771 for speaker:Colm Brophy
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy is out of time. We have heard from all Deputies once. We have the conclusion to our first session at 6 p.m. Three Deputies have indicated. To be fair, everyone will have a couple of minutes. The idea is to try to let everyone back in. That will take us to 6 p.m. Deputy Cowen will be first.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Cowen, please.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Okay, but I want to let Deputy Lahart in.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Deputy Lahart is next.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy will be out of time because we are over time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank the Deputy and call Deputy Lahart.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: We are running out of time. I allowed Deputy Cowen too much time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy is out of time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Effectively we are out of time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: We are out of time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am drawing this discussion to a conclusion because we had agreed a timeline and the Minister made himself available to us at a very early date. I thank him for attending with his officials. We appreciate the exchange of information and views, on which we have been able to engage with him.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Apologies have been received from Deputies Lisa Chambers and Bailey. In our first session we will meet representatives of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to consider the public sector performance report and receive an update on the Department's equality budgeting pilot programme. In our second session we will meet representatives of the Disability Federation of Ireland...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2018: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I remind members and delegates to turn off their mobile phones as interference caused by them affects the transmission and recording of the proceedings. From the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform I welcome Mr. Ronnie Downes, assistant secretary; Mr. John Burke, principal officer; and Ms Caroline O'Loughlin, assistant principal. We are considering the public service performance...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Public Service Performance Report 2018: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Downes for his interesting opening statement and his analysis of the report. There is a great deal of information in it and we appreciate that. It will form part of our work as a committee. I thank the witnesses for coming before us. I think they will get off early. I particularly welcome the developments in equality budgeting and the broadening of that programme. Gender...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I welcome Dr. Joanne McCarthy, senior executive officer, policy and research; Ms Joan O'Donnell, development manager; and Ms Fiona O'Donovan, policy and research assistant, Disability Federation of Ireland, DFI. I thank them for making themselves available to the committee. We are meeting them to discuss the approach to disability proofing in the budget. It is a useful opportunity at this...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank our witnesses collectively for those opening statements. They were very interesting.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: May I interrupt Deputy Lahart for a second? I apologise to him for this but I would like to ask Deputy Heydon whether he has a particular question because he must leave within ten minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Is the Deputy sure?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: Who would like to respond initially? The representatives can work away in whatever order they wish.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Budget Disability Proofing: Disability Federation of Ireland (14 May 2019)
Colm Brophy: I call Deputy Heydon. I know he has to attend another meeting that is due to start about now.