Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 27 May 2021

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Mr. Sebastian Barnes:

We are expecting a pretty strong bounceback. Clearly, some businesses will be under pressure but, on the other hand, the large amount of cash that people have been sitting on for a long time will allow them to spend more. Perhaps Dr. Casey will comment on the size of the bounceback.