Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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The long statement was good and interesting. I will have to leave during the slot to deal with the Finance (No. 2) Bill, so I will just ask Professor McMahon a priority question. Maybe I will have time to contribute again later.

Could Professor McMahon outline exactly how he determined that the Government had €850 million in unallocated current expenditure moneys to cover the pay deal? Are there other commitments outlined by the Government that may need to be honoured through the €850 million, or is it solely for the public pay deal?