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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister seriously telling me the Department of Finance does not know what our budget surplus is estimated to be in 2026, 2027 and 2028? Is the Minister seriously telling me that?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: It is simply not acceptable. The Department published these figures in spring for three years and now they are completely and utterly missing. It is not acceptable and I say that in the strongest terms. This goes to the core issue of fairness in terms of democracy and allowing Opposition parties to be best equipped to put forward their platforms. If this happened anywhere else, there...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: It is available.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: I want to understand what we will be saving, with respect Chair.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: I am not. I am stating the information is not available.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: I am making the point it is impossible-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: With respect, I asked the Minister the question whether he had the information-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: That was not the question I asked. The question is: does the Minister for Finance have the information?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: So you do not have it.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Where are we with regard to the assumptions-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister does not have the information, okay. In relation to the assumptions-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Will the Acting Chair give me extra time?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Unless the Acting Chair wants to give me extra time, I am taking the question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: With respect, the chief economist has always addressed this committee throughout the years. Is that correct? We have never had to go into private session in order to do so. It has always been in public session.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Yes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Mr. McCarthy has always been allowed to address the committee without having to go into private session.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Which is the main issue.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: It is the main issue.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: I have raised this before, umpteen times. In the summer economic statement - which I think the Minister, Deputy Donohoe set out in fairness to him - we have had a range of general Government balances previously when we were dealing with the pandemic. The OECD BEPS process is a major issue. There is no doubt about that. Our assumptions are old ones. They have to be updated. The pillar 1...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister give the allocations to the committee when he has them?