Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I do not know if the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council can advise this committee, but if it is possible, perhaps the next time the witnesses come back to this committee there could be some advice provided as to how we square that circle and what sort of fiscal union would suit Ireland. We are an island economy at the edge of Europe with the characteristics that were spoken of today. As a policy or broad academic review, as well as the Institute of International and European Affairs, it would be great to get any broad outline paper with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's expertise. It would be very useful if the witnesses could come back to the committee with any suggestions in that respect.