14 Aib 2014, 11:45
The forthcoming Stability Programme Update will be the focus of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform when it meets with the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan tomorrow, Tuesday 15th April, 2014.
Committee Chairman Ciarán Lynch TD said: ““We are looking forward to discussing the Stability Programme Update with Minister Noonan tomorrow. The document is being submitted to the European Commission in accordance with the requirements under the European Semester, the process by which EU and the Eurozone coordinate their budgetary and economic policies. The Update of Ireland’s Stability Programme should take account of the last Budget and other Government initiatives, along with the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support and include an update of the economic and fiscal outlook over the short and medium term. While the features of the Stability Programme Update are complex, the desired benefits of it are that it will provide clarity on actions to be undertaken towards achieving recovery and sustainable growth in areas such as employment, research, innovation, energy or social inclusion. This is the first programme published since the departure of the Troika and tomorrow’s meeting provides an opportunity for Committee Members to consider the programme update, engage with the Minister and raise any issues they may have.”
This meeting will start at 7pm on Tuesday, 15th April 2014 in Committee Room 3, Leinster House 2000.
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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