Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

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

Engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland

1:30 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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Is waste inflationary? One of the big issues in this country is the level of waste that is happening. I refer to the overexpenditure on capital projects and budgets running wild, etc. That has an inflationary impact on society. Has the Central Bank quantified whether inefficiencies in capital provision are causing overheating of the economy?