Tánaiste to address Social Protection Committee to conduct mid-year review of 2015 Estimates

21st September 2015


The Committee will consider Vote 37, which provides for Exchequer expenditure of just over €11 billion, and an overall expenditure of approximately €19.4 billion.

The meeting will commence at 2.15pm in Committee Room 4 tomorrow, Tuesday, 22nd September 2015.

Committee Chair, Joanna Tuffy TD said, “Tomorrow’s meeting is a valuable opportunity for the Committee to engage with Tánaiste Joan Burton on how her department has performed so far this year, and to discuss the prospects for the rest of the year.”

 “As the highest spending Government department, Social Protection is also one of the most important in terms of providing service provision and assistance to the public. The Joint Committee will wish to assess the department’s performance to date in terms of rolling out its services efficiently and fairly to those who require them.”

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Committee Membership:

Chair: Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

Deputies:   

James Bannon (Fine Gael); Ray Butler (Fine Gael); Catherine Byrne (Fine Gael); Ciaran Cannon Fine Gael; Joan Collins (People Before Profit); Michael Conaghan (Labour); Clare Daly (Independent); Jim Daly (Fine Gael); Noel Harrington (Fine Gael); Charlie McConalogue (Fianna Fáil); Jonathan O Brien (Sinn Fein); Willie O'Dea (Fianna Fáil); Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Féin); Brendan Ryan (Labour); Joanna Tuffy (Labour)

Senators:   

Jim D’Arcy (Fine Gael); Gerard P Craughwell (Independent); Marie Moloney (Labour); Mary Moran (Labour); Averil Power (Fianna Fáil); Mary-Louise O'Donnell (Independent)