Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed)
2:00 am
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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Dr. Kelly made a case for having a credible fiscal anchor and suggested a "net spending growth of around 4% to 5%." Does the composition of that in terms of current or capital need to be specified in a credible fiscal anchor or left flexible? What are the witnesses' views on that?