Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Special Reports and Reviews on Social Protection and Rural Development Issues: European Court of Auditors

2:00 am

Mr. Tony Murphy:

It depends. The argument is that countries would not be sanctioned for having this additional expenditure. In terms of fiscal discipline there was a limit on the deficit a country could have. A buffer above this is being allowed to spend on defence.

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