Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Matters relating to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Discussion

Mr. Robert Watt:

There is a balance to be struck. The optimal level of spend is not zero. It depends on the nature of the spend. There is no doubt that it is an issue.