The Multi Appointments of Mr Colm McCarthy

[Luigi Vampa]

Why has this man been chosen, time and time again above all others, to prepare major economic reports for the future of the Irish state ?

Mr Colm McCarthy B Comm MA MEcon SC
Lecturer
School of Economics
University College Dublin

Graduate University College Dublin, University of Essex (1970). Worked Central Bank of Ireland, Economic and Social Research Institute, DKM Economic Consultants, lecturing at UCD since 2005.

UCD Research: Economics

DKM’s clients include

* Health Services Executive
* Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources
* Commission for Energy Regulation
* Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government
* Department of Finance
* Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
* Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (Northern Ireland)
* European Commission
* Bord Gáis Éireann
* Many of the major private developers of infrastructure in Ireland in recent years

DKM Economic Consultants - Project Appraisal & Cost Benefit Analysis

Intrestingly, Colm McCarthy was also Charlie Haughy's (and Ray McSharry's) favourite economist.

The Expenditure Review Committee (more commonly known as An Bord Snip) was an advisory committee established by the Irish Government in 1987 to recommend cuts in state spending. The committee was established by the then Taoiseach (prime minister), Charles Haughey, and the Minister for Finance Ray MacSharry. It was a three-man committee comprising two senior civil servants, Sean Cromien and Bob Curran, and a private sector economist, Colm McCarthy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bord_Snip

[David Cochrane]

I was 6 during the first bord snip nua report, but his more recent report seemed to have realistic and good suggestions on how savings could be made given the massive excesses in spending by the state. He's also been a good media performe (esp his appearances on Frontline) where he's been able to put across views quite blunting and in an easy to understand way.

[Tom245]

FF

[cyberianpan]

McCarthy is very bright, hard working and most importantly has a huge sense of public duty. He is unafraid to take on vested interests (be they public servants, trade unions, political parties or cartels). He just wants more efficiency, hence his forgoing payment for An Bord Snip Nua. Even though he doesn't publish much, he has enormous respect from peer economists. He is a true public servant.

[spidermom]

I read the health briefing documents to Bord snip nua.It was interesting to note what was left in and what was left out. Those that were obvious to me were left out, and some of the unneccessary were left in!

That makes him (McCarthy) the economist...and me, the Health worker..!
How MUCH of the 1987 report was implemented I wonder??
Very difficult to find out.
As to why McCarthy?
Sure why Peter Bacon???????

"Ours is not to reason why..ours is just to do or die".....

[Nano Nagle]

McCarthy is very bright, hard working and most importantly has a huge sense of public duty. He is unafraid to take on vested interests (be they public servants, trade unions, political parties or cartels). He just wants more efficiency, hence his forgoing payment for An Bord Snip Nua. Even though he doesn't publish much, he has enormous respect from peer economists. He is a true public servant.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.

[Tea Party Patriot]

McCarthy is very bright, hard working and most importantly has a huge sense of public duty. He is unafraid to take on vested interests (be they public servants, trade unions, political parties or cartels). He just wants more efficiency, hence his forgoing payment for An Bord Snip Nua. Even though he doesn't publish much, he has enormous respect from peer economists. He is a true public servant.

+100

He is articulate, plain speaking and to the point. Exactly the kind of person we need examining the issues.

[Luigi Vampa]

It was interesting to note what was left in and what was left out. Those that were obvious to me were left out, and some of the unneccessary were left in!

MEGA money to be made tendering very lucrative supplies and services to the HSE

[Nano Nagle]

+100

He is articulate, plain speaking and to the point. Exactly the kind of person we need examining the issues.

He's not really. He's just another arrogant PD from the Doheny and Nesbitt's School of economics who devises grand schemes on the back of beer mats that destroy people's lives. It was their type of economics that caused the crash.

[Luigi Vampa]

I was 6 during the first bord snip nua report,

Some of us remember his sponsors Haughey and McSharry very very well.