Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Photo of Patricia RyanPatricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein)
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If I could follow on from that, in the context of the budget, we talked about permanent measures that are there to benefit middle and high earners, more so than the temporary measures which were primarily targeted at low-income households. Does Mr. Barnes think we will need more supports for lower earners in the coming months? If so, where does he feel they should be targeted, or can he discuss that?