SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE debate

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 2 p.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Deputy D. Boyle,*	Deputy J. McGuinness,
Deputy R. Bruton,	Deputy D. Moynihan,†
Deputy J. Burton,	Deputy M. Mulcahy,*
Deputy P. Carey,*	Deputy G. Murphy,*
Deputy J. Cregan,†	Deputy M. J. Nolan,
Deputy J. Curran,†	Deputy C. Ó Caoláin,
Deputy D. Fitzpatrick,†	Deputy C. O’Connor,†
Deputy B. Kelleher,†	Deputy N. O’Flynn.†
Deputy C. Lenihan,	Deputy C. McCreevy (Minister for Finance)

*In the absence of Deputies L. Twomey, N. O'Keeffe, M. Finneran and P. McGrath, respectively.

†In the absence of Deputies M. Mulcahy, S. Fleming, P. Carey, C. Lenihan, J. McGuinness, P. Carey and S. Fleming, respectively, for part of meeting.

DEPUTY S. FLEMING IN THE CHAIR.