Select Committee on Finance and General Affairs debate

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DÁIL ÉIREANN

ROGHCHOISTE UM AIRGEADAS AGUS GNÓTHAÍ GINEARÁLTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND GENERAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 6 Feabhra 1997.

Thursday, 6 February 1997.

The Select Committee met at 9.30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	M. Ahern,
,,	T. Broughan,
,,	E. Byrne,†
,,	P. Connaughton,
,,	J. Connor,
,,	M. Creed,
,,	M. Cullen,
,,	Minister of State at the Department of Finance),A. Doyle (
,,	M. Ferris,*
,,	D. Foley,*
,,	Laoghis-Offaly),*P. Gallagher (
Deputy	C. Keaveney,*
,,	S. Kenny,
,,	T. Killeen,†
,,	J. Mitchell,
,,	C. McCreevy,
,,	T. Nealon,
,,	R. O'Hanlon,
,,	M. O'Rourke,†
,,	B. Smith,*
,,	D. Wallace,
,,	E. Walsh.*

*In the absence of Deputies J. Ryan, L. Lawlor, D. McDowell, N. Ahern, J. O'Leary, and W. Penrose, respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies T. Broughan, D. Wallace, and C. McCreevy, respectively, for part of the meeting.

DEPUTY P. McCORMACK IN THE CHAIR.