Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is clear from the report that the commission does not support the introduction of a universal basic income, UBI. Before Christmas we saw the reporting on the UBI was very much focused on the headline cost of €50 billion. Will the witnesses give me their opinion on a UBI and details on costs? When we take into account the savings that could be made in administrative aspects of the social welfare system, are there any other savings that can be quantified or are there others that cannot be but should be considered?