Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Vice Chairman and the guest speakers for attending and for their presentations. I am glad that Deputy Durkan got that off his chest. I can assure him that the poorest constituents who come to my office are those that are suffering in society.

I will address my first question to Dr. Kinsella. When he appeared before this committee two years ago he called for the introduction of fiscal stress testing for the public finances because of the volatility of certain tax heads. He asked for the introduction of automatic rules that would set ceilings and floors on spending to deal with the increased volatility. Does he feel that his advice was listened to and what more can be done to make improvements in this area?