Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (Resumed)

Professor Michael McMahon:

I will start and then ask Mr. Carroll to contribute. When we say the money will likely be used, we believe the fact that it is unallocated means we do not know what it will be used for. The assumption is that it is available as a contingency to cover, potentially at least, a pay deal. To be clear, the money has not been set aside for this, and our statement refers to what it could be used for.