17 Jun 2014, 12:35
Members of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform will have a chance to question Minister for Finance Michael Noonan tomorrow, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 ahead of the forthcoming Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) meeting.
The Committee will also consider the Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland, recently published by European Commission.
Committee Chairman Ciarán Lynch said: “Ecofin deals with economic policy coordination, economic surveillance, monitoring of Member States' budgetary policy and public finances, the euro, financial markets and capital movements, and economic relations with third countries. This is the first Ecofin meeting since the Country Specific Recommendations were published and our meeting tomorrow provides an opportunity to discuss in greater detail the European Commission’s Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland. The Commission’s recommendations to Ireland are in the areas of public finances; health care; labour market, education and training; social inclusion; access to finance; financial sector and legal services. Tomorrow’s meeting is an important opportunity for Oireachtas engagement in this process and we are looking forward to a stimulating and productive discussion with the Minister.”
This public session of this meeting will start at approximately 4.30pm tomorrow, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 in Committee Room 4, Leinster House.
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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