Agriculture Committee to meet Minister to discuss allocations for 2013

24 October 2012

Chairman of the Committee Andrew Doyle TD says: “As part of the Programme for Government 2011 and the Dáil reform programme, Committees now have the opportunity to examine Estimates on a whole-of-year basis, and our meeting tomorrow forms part of that initiative. This pre-budget engagement with the Minister will provide committee members with a greater input into the budgetary process and is an important part of our work programme.

“While the Minister may not be in a position to give precise details on the 2013 estimates for the services his Department provides, we expect that they will give an outline of the savings to be made in departmental expenditure in 2013 and the impact on services as a result. Members will have a chance to consider the budgetary challenges facing the Minister and to give their views on the form that any adjustments or savings should take.”

This meeting will take place at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday 25 October in Committee Room 4, Leinster House 2000.

Committee proceedings can be followed live.

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Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine - Membership

Deputies:     
Tom Barry, Fine Gael
Pat Deering, Fine Gael
 Andrew Doyle, Fine Gael
Martin Ferris, Sinn Féin
Martin Heydon, Fine Gael
 Colm Keaveney, Labour
 Michael McNamara, Labour
Eamon Ó Cuiv, Fianna Fáil
Thomas Pringle, Independent

Senators:     
Michael Comiskey , Fine Gael
Paschal Mooney, Fianna Fáil
Pat O’Neill, Fine Gael
Mary Ann O’Brien, Independent
Brian Ó Domhnaill, Fianna Fáil
Susan O’Keeffe, Labour