Select Committee on Finance and General Affairs debate

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ROGHCHOISTE UM AIRGEADAS AGUS GNÓTHAÍ GINEARÁLTA.

SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND GENERAL AFFAIRS.

Déardaoin, 13 Márta 1997.

Thursday, 13 March 1997.

The Select Committee met at 11.30 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy	N. Ahern,
,,	T. Broughan,
,,	H. Byrne,*
,,	P. Connaughton,
,,	M. Creed,
,,	M. Cullen,
,,	N. Dempsey,*
,,	M. Finucane,*
,,	Laoighis-Offaly),†P. Gallagher (
,,	Minister for the Environment),B. Howlin (
,,	C. Keaveney,*
,,	S. Kenny,
Deputy	B. Lenihan,†
,,	D. McDowell,
,,	M. McDowell,
,,	J. Mulvihill,†
,,	T. Nealon,
,,	ÉÓ Cuív,†
,,	R. O'Hanlon,
,,	E. O'Keeffe,*
,,	W. Penrose,
,,	M. Quill,†
,,	M. Ring,*
,,	J. Ryan,
,,	D. Wallace.

*In the absence of Deputies M. Ahern, L. Lawlor, P. McCormack, C. McCreevy, J. Walsh and J. Connor respectively.

† In the absence of Deputies S. Kenny, N. Ahern, D. McDowell, R. O'Hanlon and M. McDowell for part of meeting.

DEPUTY JIM MITCHELL IN THE CHAIR.