Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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78. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been invited to the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs dialogue hearings and his response to any invitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17946/16]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament extended an invitation to me, in late 2015, under Article 2a of Regulation 1467/97 (as amended by Regulation 1177/2011) and Article 14(3) of Regulation 472/2013 (Two-Pack regulation, which provides for Post Programme Surveillance) to appear before the Committee as part of an economic dialogue and exchange of views with Committee Members. 

Owing to Parliamentary work commitments surrounding the Finance Bill, the Deposit Guarantee Scheme legislation and the subsequent announcement of the pending general election it was agreed to take up the invitation later in 2016, following the general election. The Committee has been in contact again and the invitation is currently under consideration.  

I was also invited by the Committee to attend an exchange of views on a budgetary capacity for the Eurozone on 11 July 2016 along with other Eurozone Ministers. It was decided at EuroGroup that Mr Djesselblom, President of EuroGroup, would attend before the Committee on behalf of the Eurogroup.