Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Examination of EU Fiscal Rules (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Mr. Sebastian Barnes:

We have welcomed those proposals in broad terms. We have not assessed all the details yet. The council has made similar suggestions over the past year in terms of the importance of ring-fencing those revenues and not spending them because they are unreliable and would lead to the overheating of our economy. Linking it to long-term needs such as pensions, climate and general contingencies is a very sound idea.

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