Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Impact of Covid-19: Overall Fiscal and Monetary Position
Mr. Frank O'Connor:
To answer the Deputy's question on the deficit, the first important thing, to reiterate what I said in my opening remarks, is that we enter from a position of strength so that gives policymakers a choice and a flexibility to deal with the crisis. Ultimately, from a debt manager's perspective, like we have seen in the past when growth was strong and we get back to budget balance, that creates that ability if one were to face a shock.