Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our witnesses and thank them for their fiscal assessment report. There is always a wealth of information contained in the council's high-quality reports.

In the context of the unequal impact of heightened inflation, the council outlines in its report that there is potentially space for additional, targeted one-off measures to support those who are most vulnerable to the current inflation shock. We are looking at a rate of 8.2% but for low and middle income earners, the rate can be higher. Does the council agree that there is scope for targeted additional measures?