Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute
2:00 pm
Professor Alan Barrett:
The reality for years was that, while it was a political decision, essentially, social welfare rates were indexed. It was simply that the Minister took great credit on the day. I think there is an element of a desire to cling on - although not for the current Minister, apparently.
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