Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Joe NevilleJoe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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I was a councillor for many years and saw at first hand how the LPT has evolved and indeed how it has changed this year. I agree with that.

I have more of a left-field question. How does the Minister plan to deal with debt management in the context of the budget surplus? What are the thoughts behind that on the general question of the national debt?