Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2020: Discussion

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is fair enough. I do not want to take liberties. I am interested in hearing about the BAR and the RRF, and the draw down of the money. Mr. Murphy spoke about the fact that a certain percentage of the RRF can be drawn down in quarter 3 of 2023. I am trying to understand the free flow and whether it will have an impact on the projects. Beyond that, the question that I usually throw in is the push question. In terms of the issue of fiscal constraint, there is some talk about changing that. We all accept that the rules had to be bent during the Covid period and beyond but I am interested in the outworking of that, combined with whatever major moves states will have to make in relation to doing real business as regards climate change. We will have to look at this whole field. Can Mr. Murphy comment on the conversation that is happening in Europe on that?

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