Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses said it has defined contracts with the companies. They can come to TII every year to get an increase based on the consumer price index. TII needs to check that is correct with CSO figures. If they are correct, then TII cannot withhold the increase. Is that correct? With what is happening in Ireland and the world with the cost of living crisis, did it occur to anyone in TII to tell the Department that the measure was too severe in the current climate and ask for support for a period of time?