Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2023: Discussion

Mr. Nick Ashmore:

Our target is to beat the benchmark that is built into the legislation, which is that we beat the rolling average five-year cost of Government debt. We are actually just slightly above that level at the moment. That is the return target for the two portfolios together.