Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
He has had a conversation with the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, on it. As the Minister mentioned, we are all aware there are problems with the criteria. The criteria need to change, and that will include people who should be included anyway. Is the Minister committed to the principle that this scheme will cost more because the rigid criteria, which have led to the entire board resigning, need to be addressed? How far we go and how we reform that is a secondary question but the Minister has overall responsibility for the scheme. Is he committed to ensuring the criteria are modified, which will make more people eligible and will, therefore, have an impact in relation to Exchequer funding?
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