Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am forced to say that I do not accept that. The Minister could provide an estimate for Pillars 1 and 2 combined but cannot tell us that if they are separate components. That makes no sense. I am not asking for an accurate figure. Who knows what the accurate figure would be at the end of the day? However, the Minister could provide an estimate. We would not be doing our job if we did not ask the question, know what we are passing into law and ask about what the potential effect of this on revenues. The finance committee should have this information. Whether or not that is arranged, I am happy in relation to that, but at the point when we are passing legislation into law, we should know this information. If there is a reason for it not being done, other than what has been said, I am happy to hear that now or privately.

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