Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised)
Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
On that, if the Government is considering changing the criteria, I urge the Minister to look at liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, and oil. Especially in the west, many businesses are having significant issues with that. Moreover, in the case of electricity suppliers that have left the market, butchers and businesspeople are having difficulty accessing their paper bills and, as a result, are finding it very difficult to prove the difference for TBESS. That is something the Minister might examine.
On unallocated expenditure, the figure stands at between €1.1 billion and €1.2 billion. Will the Minister outline how much of that will be needed for the Ukraine response and how much is available to address the cost-of-living crisis?
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