Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I would be the first to say that. Even from a consumer perspective, the banking system is radically changed. One could argue it is also under threat from new models.

I have a little over a minute and I feel that the Chairman is looking. On the eurozone, I think the Central Bank has a bi-weekly meeting with colleagues across Europe. In terms of my initial question on threats, does the eurozone view the European market as stable? What are its view on the things that pose a threat to Europe and Ireland? Dr. O'Brien touched on the threats that face the Irish economy. On a macro level, what are the witnesses seeing or hearing from colleagues in Europe?