SELECT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2001

Vol. 4 No. 5

Prelude

The Select Committee met at 2 p.m.

Members Present:

Deputy N. Ahern,†	Deputy S. Fleming,
Deputy B. Briscoe,	Deputy D. Foley,
Deputy J. Browne (Wexford),	Deputy D. McDowell,
Deputy M. Cullen (Minister of State at the Department of Finance),	Deputy J. Mitchell,*
Deputy J. Deenihan,	Deputy N. O’Flynn,
Deputy J. Dennehy,	Deputy S. Ryan.

*In the absence of Deputy M. Noonan.

†In the absence of Deputy N. O'Flynn for part of the meeting.

DEPUTY M. AHERN in the chair.

Chairman

This meeting has been convened for the purpose of consideration by the committee of the Valuation Bill, 2000. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Cullen, and his officials to the meeting. I suggest we consider the Bill today until 6 p.m. at the latest and if we have not concluded by then, a further meeting will be arranged. Is that agreed?

Mr. J. Mitchell

Does that suit the Minister of State?

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Mr. Cullen)

Chairman, if we can finish by 4 p.m. I would appreciate it. We are all involved in the ACC Bill as well, so we are in your hands.

Chairman

We will commence our consideration of the Bill.