Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Fiscal Assessment Report: Engagement with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
2:00 am
Edward Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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There should be a real distinction. Obviously some current expenditure, such as on education, is also an investment but there should be a clear distinction between the two. The witnesses referred to the €2,500 per head and the underlying deficit of €4.2 billion this year going to €6.4 billion next year, but do they have any suggestions on where spending should be reduced? Do they wish to comment on where we are overspending or where we should raise taxes?