Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Post-Budget 2026 Engagement: Discussion

2:00 am

Dr. Tom McDonnell:

The point is that the hospitality sector is not doing badly. That is not what the evidence suggests. If the hospitality sector was bleeding jobs and in crisis, it would be reasonable to have a different type of debate. In this case, it is not so. We should be looking to invest in how we get more construction workers. How do we build up the sectors? How do we invest in adult education to allow workers-----