Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Gerard Brady:

Briefly on both of them, we have been very strong supporters of further investment in infrastructure. Without commenting on particular projects, there are projects still outstanding both within the current capital envelope and outside of it that could be pushed on. There is a balance in corporation tax. We have an excess of it, but not all of it needs to be put away. Some of it could be spent usefully on infrastructure.

On wellness, we work very closely with members. We have a KeepWell Mark that basically gives members guidance on how to improve wellness in the workplace. I am happy to talk about that in more detail at another time. We are very involved in it at the moment and we are seeing increasing demand from companies that are becoming more aware of it over time.