Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

2:00 pm

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I would like to make a second and final point. We want to protect against a cycle of boom and bust. I agree with Dr. O'Sullivan's point that part of that is about having sustainable revenue streams. I would not be quite as harsh on the fiscal council as Deputy Paul Murphy has been. I have got to know its members better - that is why.

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