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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I welcome to our second session the various delegates, to whom I apologise for the overrun of our first session. We appreciate their waiting. From IBEC we are joined by Mr. Fergal O'Brien who is accompanied by Mr. Gerard Brady. From the Construction Industry Federation we are joined by Mr. Pat Lucey who is accompanied by Mr. Tom Parlon and Ms Jeanette Mair. I thank all them for making...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. O'Brien and invite Mr. Lucey to make his opening statement.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Lucey for his very interesting opening statement. It is also interesting to note the conflict with remarks made by previous speakers, particularly on support for house purchase. I will tease out that issue later.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Does Mr. Lucey want to respond on any aspect of that?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I ask Mr. Lucey to conclude on that point because more Deputies are coming in.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I gathered that but we are creeping towards a deadline regarding access to the room.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: That is fine. I ask Mr. Parlon to be very quick.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Parlon and I call Deputy Lahart.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: The Deputy mentioned a technical term in his contribution to describe certain degrees. Who wants to reply first to the Deputy?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I will not let Mr. Lucey do that a second time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I will go to Deputy Broughan now because I am conscious of time and I want to make some points myself.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I will start with Ms Mair who indicated first.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: It is past 6 p.m. There are some minor matters that I want to highlight in concluding. My first point is addressed to Mr. O'Brien. In its defence, this committee has proactively highlighted the overruns in current expenditure. It has held hearings on and investigations into how they were being paid for. We have probably been to the forefront in terms of making some of the points that...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: That is good to hear.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Other people want to come back in.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: I am not depending on any one person's article but I believe there can be far more innovation. There are several articles on this matter. I am not going to refer to any one person's article. In fact, I call on Mr. Parlon to withdraw what he said about that person's article and work.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Mr. Parlon can respond in any way he wants but he is aware of the position on privilege that I indicated to him in advance.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: That is fair enough. That may be Mr. Parlon's view. We will move on.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: Mr. Brady is pitching that at about €2 billion. We have heard figures of €3 billion and more.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)
Colm Brophy: From what I have read, Mr. Brady appears to be taking a pessimistic view on where that effective rate could end up.