Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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The Minister stated that most of the money associated with the underlying deficit, minus what could be windfall corporation tax receipts, is being used for capital expenditure but some is being used for current expenditure. Could he give the level for current expenditure? Does he have concerns about what could be corporation tax receipts being used for current expenditure? Is that not poor practice?