Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Last week I asked about the fiscal council report, the IMF report and the ESRI report and now we have a report from the Central Bank, all of which signal significant challenges and risks to Ireland in fulfilling its medium-term objectives and budget targets. Given the sense of dismissal of these reports by the Government, I am calling for a comprehensive debate on the serious issues raised by the authors of these reports, particularly the report of the fiscal council which we all agreed should be established to have an objective and independent forum to provide advice for the Government. I ask the Taoiseach to be proactive in organising and facilitating that debate. Also, what progress is has been made on the continuation of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill?

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