The Expenditure Review Committee (more commonly known as An Bord Snip) was an advisory committee established by the
Irish Government
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in 1987 to recommend cuts in state spending.
Establishment
The committee was established by the then
Taoiseach
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,
Charles Haughey, and the
Minister for Finance
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Ray MacSharry
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. It was a three-man committee comprising two senior civil servants, Sean Cromien and Bob Curran, and a private sector economist,
Colm McCarthy.
Etymology
''An Bord Snip'' was a colloquial, comic term for the body. It is a mix of
Irish and
English
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words, literally meaning "the snip board". Many state agencies in
Ireland
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have the words ''an bord'' (meaning "the board") in their title, for example
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (the Irish Sea-Fisheries Board); "snip" refers to the cost-cutting remit of the group. In 2008 another board with a similar remit was established, referred to as "
An Bord Snip Nua". ''Nua'' is the Irish word for "new".
See also
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Public service of the Republic of Ireland
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Economy of the Republic of Ireland
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References
Economic history of the Republic of Ireland
1980s in Ireland
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