Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Examination of EU Fiscal Rules: TASC
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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These changes are not earth shattering. They are tweaks and it sounds like a partnership approach to similar rules that existed previously. There is still a lot to play for. We just talked about the green agenda stuff. It is not clear to me what Ireland's role is at the moment in asking for things. We know that Italy is looking for green exclusions and Spain may also be. I do not want to use the word "lobbying", but who in the Irish firmament is making requests on how this will all run? How will we know that they are doing that? How clear is that to people like Dr. Sweeney and TASC?