Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 July 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015

9:00 am

Ms Ann Nolan:

If we put it now, it will just say "No". It has to be nearer the time. One can develop the case but if one puts it upfront, it will just say "No". One develops the case between now and 2020, and it depends on how the money is coming back. One has to ensure all the debt is repaid.