Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Inflation: Discussion (resumed)

Mr. Gabriel Makhlouf:

I expect that we will play a role in the review but it is the Department of Finance's review, so I am not in a position to give the Chair an authoritative response to her questions. I would be surprised if the review looked at inflation. I do not believe that is within the review's terms of reference, although the Chair would have to ask the Department. I expect that the issue of access to credit will feature in the review in some way. In all fairness, though, I cannot speak for the banking review led by the Department.