Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Martin O'Brien:

Undoubtedly. It speak specifically to the key risks that lead to the appropriate creation of things like the future Ireland fund, ICLF and things like this and more generally to this point around not just the hits in terms of the potential hits from BEPS or other issues, but appropriately categorising what these excess taxes are and linking that appropriate evaluation through to the kind of quantum of funds we would need to maybe put into the funds to support future spending, whether that be on ageing or other issues. That is certainly something that does need to be reflected on in a little bit more detail, in addition to the updated assessment on what the potential costs with respect to the BEPS process may be.