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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about Mr. Conlon?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: To avoid ambiguity-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: To avoid any ambiguity. I thank the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Have they all confirmed they will attend?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about Mr. Kiely?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: We wish him well.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I commend the Bill to the House. This is a good news day for Limerick, Shannon Airport and the mid-west. It is only the start. In the years to come, this will prove to be significant and beneficial for Ireland Inc., as it provides the airport with the opportunity to become a counterpart to the eastern side of the country in terms of balanced regional development.

State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am pleased to contribute to the debate. This is a good news day for Shannon, the mid-west and the wider region. I commend the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, for bringing forward the legislation. I have always been of the opinion that it is impossible for a person to compete with his or her employer, but Shannon Airport was operating under the Dublin Airport Authority and effectively...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Deputy have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Mathews-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have no doubt they will take all that on board. As we have met for almost three and a half hours, I thank Professor McHale, his colleagues and his back-room team.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am conscious of time and I wish to conclude in the next five minutes or so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy can ask a brief question, after which I wish to let in Deputy Mathews to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: It took the Deputy about an hour of questioning to get to that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Professor McHale is keeping them all guessing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: We appreciate the great work done by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Professor McHale has one topic for the agenda tomorrow anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2014: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (19 Jun 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Extremes polarise the political and economic systems of a society. Is this a factor in the fiscal area of the economy?