Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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144. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times he has corresponded or met with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will list the dates upon which these meetings and-or 'instances of correspondence took place. [29448/23]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, I took office as Minister for Finance on the 17 December 2022. Since taking office, I have not corresponded or had any formal meetings with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. My officials have, of course, met with the Fiscal Council over this period in the context of the endorsement process of the macroeconomic forecasts.

The Fiscal Council play an important role in Ireland’s budgetary architecture. I will issue a formal response to the Fiscal Council’s June 2023 Fiscal Assessment Reportover the coming weeks. This will be published on my Department’s website.