Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

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

Photo of Aindrias MoynihanAindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I was listening in on a good bit of the meeting earlier I probably should have asked about some of the things I wanted to raise in the very first time slot. There is a huge range of different recommendations in the report. What would the witnesses identify as particular priorities for themselves? For example, chapter 12 refers to child benefit universality and means testing, as well as pensioners paying PRSI. Do the witnesses have a view on those areas? There was some discussion earlier of tax breaks. They often come in for criticism for groups that are not accessing them. There are recommendations for opportunities around angel funding. What kind of improvements would the witnesses like to see in those tax breaks that would make them more practical or useful to them?