Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Stability Programme Update: Economic and Social Research Institute
Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I have one or two points to make and will follow up on a number of other points raised earlier. The figures for savings are clearly showing that some people are not as impacted as others by the pandemic. Some are really heavily hit, with household income obliterated in many households. There are almost two different worlds going on there.
When moving towards recovery, have the witnesses any thoughts on making sure there is opportunity for people who have been hit harder to catch up and benefit from that recovery? If there are people doing well, they will be up and running a lot faster. However, there are sectors that have been hit harder, whether it is the entertainment, the arts or hospitality sectors or other sectors, that could be focused on. What are the witnesses' thoughts on how those sectors might have an opportunity to catch up with any recovery?
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