Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 June 2023
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I apologise for being late but I was in another meeting. I thank our guests. I will ask my questions concurrently to save time. If they have already been asked, I apologise. Given the challenges we will be facing with an ageing population, what measures would our guests recommend in addition to the Government's proposed auto-enrolment scheme, mandatory workplace pension schemes and a flexible pension age, as outlined in the fiscal assessment?
With regard to plans to save windfall corporation tax in a separate fund, what use would be envisaged for those funds exactly? Could they be ring-fenced to address the increased pressure on age-related issues such as age-suitable housing and healthcare, or do our guests merely advise that, from a fiscal point of view, their best use would be for pensions?
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