Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 23 October 2024

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Ireland's Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

5:30 pm

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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Yes. I think this is crucially important because we are adding an additional national restriction to an economic decision of a democratically-elected government. I think this is extremely serious. IFAC's submission refers to it having an enforcement role in regard to the EU fiscal rules. Will the witnesses expand on this statement? I refer to what IFAC having an additional enforcement role would look like.