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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Most witnesses who have come before this committee, including the two today, have stated quite stringently the need for us to have learned from the use of transitionary funds in the past and that, under no circumstances, should windfall revenue from corporation tax be used as current expenditure. Some can be for capital expenditure but as provided for in a fund that is invested and can...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Just to draw that line.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I ask Professor McQuinn, when answering that, to elaborate on the point he made about infrastructural bottlenecks. We were talking to the Central Bank earlier and I would have identified those bottlenecks as being specifically related to planning. There is a planning and development (amendment) Bill to be published in the coming weeks and to go through the Houses in the coming months. It...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: As is the case here. I was a councillor for 20 years. It is a two-year programme with extensive consultation, taking cognisance of different regulations and guidelines on density, design and infrastructural capacity, all of which are highly appropriate and needed, and having regard to the failings of the planning system prior to that. However, in seeking to address that we may have gone...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Exactly. That is what I am saying. That is the way it should be.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Is Deputy Patricia Ryan still online? I cannot see her on the screen.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Central Bank of Ireland and ESRI (19 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: That concludes our session. I thank the Professor McQuinn and Dr. Keane for making themselves available and for their presentation and the comprehensive responses to the various questions put by members. I look forward to meeting them again in the future.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Apologies have been received from Deputy Matthews. I propose that the select committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I welcome Professor Michael McMahon, Dr. Adele Bergin and Dr. Eddie Casey, all of whom members will be aware are from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. This is the first of two sessions here this evening on our pre-budget deliberations. As is the norm but as is necessary, I must explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses with regard to references...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I skipped the queue earlier. Does Deputy Healy-Rae wish to come in now? No. Next is Deputy Durkan, then Deputies Leddin and Nash.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Does Deputy Leddin have any queries or questions? No. Deputy Nash is next.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I can return to Sinn Féin, whether Deputy Ryan or Deputy Doherty wishes to come in.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I would share the view our planning system is not fit for purpose to meet the demands that are necessary for the development plans to become a reality rather than be mere aspirations and failures. There is a planning and development Bill in the offing, and I hope those nettles will be grasped seriously by all concerned, on all sides of the House, to ensure there is radical change to put a...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Infrastructure.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: Our energy security, however, is not where it needs to be, and much of that is down to the manner in which these projects are delivered. If we look at the potential we have for offshore, a supposed planning authority is being put in place to deal with those applications but, again, our ambition, as great as some might believe it to be, is far behind what it could be and what it could deliver...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: We discussed quite a lot of this earlier.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I thank Professor McMahon and our guests very much for their very comprehensive contributions and responses to the questions and the detail they went in to in order to enlighten the members on their queries. I thank them very much indeed and wish them well. I know Professor McMahon has to get away to make a flight. We will let him go and conclude this session. We will suspend...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I welcome Dr. Tom McDonnell and Mr. Ciarán Nugent from the Nevin Economic Research Institute, NERI. Before I begin, I must again explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices of the Houses regarding references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation they make to the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed): Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Nevin Economic Research Institute (20 Sep 2023)

Barry Cowen: I thank Dr. McDonnell for his comprehensive presentation and call Deputy Durkan.