Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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This is not a loaded question but it relates to the role of IFAC. Do the witnesses find that nobody listens to what they say when they have concerns about fiscal rules or projections and forecasts that are being made? Are they being listened to by governments? Do they feel that their role is effective? People say the Government is composed of the elected representatives of the people and the role of IFAC is advisory only, as in the organisation's title. Do the witnesses see themselves as being effective in steering things through the rough and tumble of the economy?