Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Mr. Seamus Coffey:

This is our first statement since the overrun became evident. The CSO published the data in April. There was evidence of it in the Exchequer figures from early January. This was exacerbated by the CSO, which provided a more detailed and granular breakdown of Government spending on a more consistent basis in April. That was a further €500 million.