29 Apr 2013, 15:03
The forthcoming Stability Programme Update will be the focus of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform when it meets with the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan tomorrow, Tuesday 30th April 2013.
Ciarán Lynch TD, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, said: “We are looking forward to discussing the Stability Programme Update with Minister Noonan tomorrow. The document is being submitted to the European Commission in accordance with the requirements under the European Semester, the process by which EU and the Eurozone coordinate their budgetary and economic policies. The Update of Ireland’s Stability Programme should take account of the recent Budget and other Government initiatives, along with the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support and include an update of the economic and fiscal outlook over the short and medium term. While the features of the Stability Programme Update are complex, the desired benefits of it are that it will provide clarity on actions to be undertaken towards achieving recovery and sustainable growth in areas such as employment, research, innovation, energy or social inclusion. Tomorrow’s meeting provides an opportunity for Committee Members to consider the programme update in detail, engage with the Minister and raise any issues they may have.”
This meeting will start in Committee Room 2, Leinster House at 5.30pm on Tuesday, 30th April 2013.
Committee proceedings can be followed live at: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/watchlisten/
For further information please contact:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
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F: +3531 618 4551
Committee Membership
Deputies
Richard Boyd-Barrett, People Before Profit
Michael Creed, Fine Gael
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein
Stephen Donnelly, Independent
Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fáil
Sean Fleming, Fianna Fáil
Simon Harris, Fine Gael
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party
Heather Humphreys, Fine Gael
Kevin Humphreys, Labour Party
Peter Mathews, Fine Gael
Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Fein
Ciarán Lynch, Labour Party (Chairman)
Michael McGrath, Fianna Fáil
Dara Murphy, Fine Gael
Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael
Aodhán O Ríordáin, Labour
Arthur Spring, Labour Party
Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin
Billy Timmins, Fine Gael
Liam Twomey, Fine Gael
Senators
Sean D Barrett
Thomas Byrne
Paul Coghlan
Michael D’Arcy
Aideen Hayden
Tom Sheahan