Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 May 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 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 2017
Chapter 22 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

9:00 am

Mr. John McCarthy:

Indeed. We have spoken to them. I do not think there would be a problem. It is set out in legislation that there is an escape clause for unusual events beyond the control of member states.