Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Philip Kermode:

We were also concerned by the need for the review of data. We were not particularly happy with the data made available or that we could see. We felt, going forward, we need to have more accurate data. We are also concerned, which I think comes up in general, that there should be adequate pension arrangements and we should, to the extent we can, encourage people to avoid situations arriving down the road in which social pensions will have to pick up an awful lot more of the heavy weight. I hate to repeat but referring to what Dr. Roantree said, it is quite complex to see how the different pieces interact with each other. This made us particularly careful about these provisions. Perhaps Dr. Roantree wishes to comment.

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