Finance Committee to meet with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Committee Chairman, Alex White TD said: “The primary purpose of our current series of meetings is that the members of the Joint Committee get an overview of the major issues facing the economy. Therefore, this meeting with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is opportune and timely. Reform of our public services and how we spend the taxpayers’ money to receive the best service at the best price will be a key element in helping to restore our national finances to a healthy and sustainable state.

This meeting will provide the Minister with an opportunity to outline his visions for the public service and update the Committee on the work his Department has carried out in this area to help improve Ireland’s financial and economic fortunes.

It will also provide Committee Members with an opportunity to question the Minister and raise any issues they may have in relation to public expenditure and reform.

The Committee will continue its rigorous consultation process this week with all the main players in the fields of finance and economics. On Wednesday, 14th September, David Hodgkinson, Chairman of Allied Irish Bank, and Richie Boucher, Group Chief Executive of Bank of Ireland, will appear before the Committee, while Alan Dukes, Chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, and John McGloughlin, Chief Financial Officer with Irish Nationwide Building Society, will meet with the Committee on Thursday, 15th September.

This meeting with Minister Howlin will take place tomorrow in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000 at 4pm on Tuesday, 13th September, while the remaining meetings will take place in Committee Room 4 at 2pm on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

Committee proceedings can be followed live at:
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o

For further information please contact:

Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2

P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551

Committee Membership

Deputies

Richard Boyd-Barret, People Before Profit
Thomas P. Broughan, Labour Party
Michael Creed, Fine Gael
Jim Daly, Fine Gael
Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein
Stephen Donnelly, Independent
Sean Fleming, Fianna Fail
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party
Heather Humphreys, Fine Gael
Kevin Humphreys, Labour Party
Peter Mathews, Fine Gael
Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Fein
Michael McGrath, Fianna Fail
Olivia Mitchell, Fine Gael
Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Fianna Fail
Jonathan O’Brien, Sinn Fein
Kieran O’Donnell, Fine Gael
Arthur Spring, Labour Party
Billy Timmins, Fine Gael
Liam Twomey, Fine Gael
Alex White, Labour Party

Senators

Sean D Barrett, Independent
Thomas Byrne, Fianna Fail
Michael D’Arcy, Fine Gael
Aideen Hayden, Labour Party
Tom Sheahan, Fine Gael
Katherine Zappone, Independent