11 Sep 2013, 14:02
The Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform will resume its overview of 2014 pre-Budget submissions tomorrow, Thursday, 12th September 2013 when it meets with representatives from civil society groups.
The schedule for tomorrow’s meeting is:
10:00am to 11:15am – Mental Health Reform; Irish Medical Organisation; Irish Cancer Society & Irish Heart Foundation - Joint submission
11:30am to 1:00pm - The Alzheimer Society of Ireland; Irish Farmers Association; The Carer’s Association; Home and Community Care in Ireland
2:00pm to 4:00pm - Irish Congress of Trade Unions; Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed; National Youth Council of Ireland; National Women’s Council of Ireland
4:15pm to 5.30pm - Disability Federation of Ireland; Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association; Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC).
Committee Vice Chairman Liam Twomey TD said: “Tomorrow, we will resume our hearings into pre-Budget submissions from civil society groups. It’s an opportunity for us to engage with the various groups on issues raised in their pre-Budget submissions. At our meeting tomorrow we will concentrate on submissions that are considered expenditure/social in nature.”
These meetings will start at 10am on Thursday, 12th September 2013 in Committee Room 1, Leinster House 2000.
Committee proceedings can be followed live here.
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Committee Membership
Deputies
Richard Boyd-Barrett, People Before Profit
Michael Creed, Fine Gael
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Stephen Donnelly, Independent
Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fáil
Alan Farrell, Fine Gael
Sean Fleming, Fianna Fáil
Simon Harris, Fine Gael
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party
Heather Humphreys, Fine Gael
Kevin Humphreys, Labour Party
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
Liam Twomey, Fine Gael
Senators
Sean D Barrett
Thomas Byrne
Paul Coghlan
Michael D’Arcy
Aideen Hayden
Tom Sheahan