John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for the late start. I was delayed coming to the committee room. I understand that we must be finished at a particular time, so we will manage to keep to the time. I remind witnesses and members of privilege, and to ensure they do not name anyone in such a way as to make him or her identifiable. When the committee met earlier we adopted our minutes of 6 July 2022.

We are here to discuss the summer economic statement. I welcome our guests. The guests will make their opening statements and then members who are in attendance either here or online can ask questions. I appreciate the witnesses attending.