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

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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I understand the inflationary aspect and all of that. However, investment in education and training is one of the key drivers of foreign direct investment and we see the movements, even in the past few months. It is certainly worth consideration into the long term and we can also look at some of the other categories where investment can be targeted, such as lifelong learning and so on.