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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: I welcome the witnesses from the Central Bank, Dr. Robert Kelly and Dr. Martin O'Brien. The Committee on Budgetary Oversight is undertaking ex ante scrutiny of the SPU in order to understand the current fiscal context, to engage with stakeholders on these issues and to allow for greater parliamentary engagement and transparency to the budgetary process. Today, as I said, the committee is...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: Thank you, Dr. Kelly. I now open the floor to members. The first contributor is Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: I am sure the witnesses will remind Deputy Conway-Walsh that the Central Bank is not directly responsible for consumer protection and that side of the house-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: -----but I have no doubt that they will respond as efficaciously as they can.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: I am going to make some observations now, if I may. I am required, unfortunately, to be in the Chamber in a few minutes to participate in a Second Stage debate on a Bill. Dr. Kelly notes that HICP inflation has been revised down relative to previous forecasts and the forecast for 2024 is 2%. However, I note the Central Bank's own review suggests that service prices inflation is sticky,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: I understand that a memorandum on the revised EU fiscal rules was brought to Cabinet today. What kind of impact will these rules have on our own ability in terms of expenditure on public service and infrastructure? Certainly, monitoring the work of the European Parliament earlier on this year and the work our own social democrats group did, it seems that some of the lessons from the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: Certainly in an Irish content, it is not.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: The view of the Central Bank prior to budget 2024 and the post-budget assessment was that the measures announced in the budget, reflected in the Finance Bill and in the expenditure programme, were at least mildly inflationary. Would Dr. Kelly still stick to that position?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: Dr. Kelly makes the point in his presentation, and I think he was being optimistic, that most of the remaining non-core expenditure items will be wound down by 2025. Obviously, there are political decisions that will have to be taken but is the advice of the witnesses as economists that what at least is described as non-core expenditure would be wound down by 2025? They are the political...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: I will have to leave the meeting now for a few moments and I ask Deputy Conway-Walsh to take the Chair. I invite Deputy Patricia Ryan to make a contribution now if she is available.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, when and the extent to which future reviews as to the schedule for the complete implementation rollout of all recommendations made in the National Speed Limit Review Report will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reviews (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 5 October 2023, if he remains committed to undertaking a review of the remittance basis of tax and the domicile levy in 2024; if he is aware that this commitment is absent in his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 1 February 2024; if he will clarify his position; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 7 February 2024, to provide an update on when a person (details supplied) will receive a personal transport service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11758/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's position on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she intends to review the apparent anomaly that sees first and second-year teaching students carry out unpaid work within schools during breaks in their studies, while their third-year colleagues are paid by her Department for similar work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the HAP limits for counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 888. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider amending the relevant legislation to allow for claims to the value of up to €5,000 to be handled by the Small Claims Courts; if she is aware that the €2,000 ceiling currently in place is €3,000 lower than the European Small Claims Procedure allows; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 1106. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department plans to act on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11775/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Gerald Nash: 1543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills as to whether the cross-departmental project group to be formed to establish appropriate standards in the delivery of affordable, purpose built student accommodation, to be chaired by his Department, as announced on 17 August 2023 has met, its membership and chair, its progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11642/24]