Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 February 2024

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

Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland

Mr. Gabriel Makhlouf:

It was a very big shock. It reached very high levels and, as it tends to, monetary policy operates with a lag of approximately 18 months. We were making decisions on raising interest rates from negative levels in July 2022 and 18 months on, I am not surprised at where we are. In fact, I am pleased to have seen the fall from the very high levels we had.