Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network
5:00 pm
Mr. Paul Ginnell:
We would have a similar view in other areas. USC is a social insurance payment. It is something to be investigated. We have not looked at it in that holistic way but it is an issue to be examined. Ireland has a major deficit in social infrastructure, as highlighted by the European Commission. In that case it is about considering the possibilities to raise revenue. There is revenue required for social housing, our child care infrastructure and other areas, so how will that be-----
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