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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 926. To ask the Minister for Health his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25573/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1001. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25563/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1040. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25566/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25579/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Budgets (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25565/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1196. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25577/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25570/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023, inclusive; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25574/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1351. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her Department's capital allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the areas to which funds will be allocated in each of those years. [25567/18]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will have to leave after I ask my questions as I have a meeting with a Minister to attend. I will return later. Is what the Minister proposed for the rainy day fund sufficient? Will it be truly countercyclical or more of a contingency fund? On the macroeconomic risk matrix, the council stated in its report that there is a medium likelihood of overheating in the economy, which would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: One of the reasons that the council and the Government have proposed a rainy day fund is to prevent the economy from overheating in the medium term. Are there any other measures which could be taken to prevent the economy from overheating?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: Could it also be avoided by broadening the tax base?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: On the macroeconomic risk matrix, the council referred to corporation tax. It gave the example that if one large foreign direct investment, FDI, company were to leave, the Government's revenues would be reduced by approximately €330 million. What advice would the council give to the Government to ensure that, if that did happen, we would not be left with such a massive hole in our...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: The risk matrix diagram on page 54 refers to the housing supply pressures. They are deemed to have a high likelihood of having a medium impact on the economy. Can the witnesses expand on the harm this could cause to competitiveness within the economy? There is huge demand for housing, which has to be met. The Government and the Opposition are putting a significant focus on filling that...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report June 2018: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: If we have written follow-up questions, can we submit them?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny and Budget Priorities: ESRI (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Chairman reminds us at every meeting about the national economic dialogue to make sure we attend. Professor Barrett made two points about overheating. I completely understand the risk of overheating due to tax cuts. That is one of the contributing factors. Professor Barrett said that overheating poses a significant internal risk. Will the witnesses expand on what exactly he meant...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny and Budget Priorities: ESRI (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: I can buy into that analysis. We made a freedom of information request for some of the Minister's briefing documents on the issue of overheating. One of the rationales for the rainy day fund is to prevent overheating. It is almost being put up as the only solution. When the EU Commission made a number of recommendations, particularly on how to prevent overheating, it mentioned investment,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny and Budget Priorities: ESRI (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: Yes, I am.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny and Budget Priorities: ESRI (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: On the point that if we had the rainy day fund in 2007 and 2008, the Government could have invested in social housing , I do not know if that is necessarily true. We have the money now but the Government is not doing much to affect social housing numbers.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny and Budget Priorities: ESRI (13 Jun 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: It is all well and good to put away money from one's wages, if one has it but one cannot put it away if one must walk around without shoes and socks.