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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: That will be set out in the autumn.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: There will be extensive work. The Department has informed me that extensive work is ongoing within the Department of Finance on setting out that projection and that-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: The Department is updating those figures. They were previously published in the stability programme update in April of this year and the Department is working on an updated trajectory for the coming years, as I have said. That is the work the Department is doing.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I do not accept that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I do not accept that and I can allow the chief economist to set out factually the-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I do not accept the political charge or as the Deputy is inferring, politicisation, of particular figures. I am happy to send information-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I am happy to allow the chief economist to set out the factual position on how the Department is working through updated projections that will be objectively provided to everybody. I do not accept the Deputy's characterisation of any sort of internal politicisation. That is a very serious charge to make as the Opposition spokesperson on finance-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: -----as if information is being hidden or withheld. It absolutely is not. I am happy to have the chief economist set out the factual position for the committee to clear that. It is important the Deputy does not make any political charge against people who are providing and preparing those wider projections objectively that will be provided to everyone properly. I am happy to allow the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: The information is being worked on at the moment-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: -----to provide updated projections out to 2030.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I do not have the updated information. That is being worked on. The previous-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: It is important to say-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: A charge has been made. It is important to allow the-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: It is important to allow that to be clarified in the context of the charge that was made.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: The information can be provided to the committee, privately.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I think it will be in the interests of the committee, Chair, that the chief economist is able to set out the factual position.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: As the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, has said we have a major demographic challenge in our country. Our population pyramid over previous years was defined as being very much a young and wide base, but this is now ageing quickly and we are seeing our population ageing comparatively in a very accelerated way compared with European countries that have a higher age demographic. This is why the...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for his kind words at the start. I appreciate it. Turning to address the points made by the Deputy, significant work is ongoing across government on the Housing for All plan. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is working on it. Action has been taken specifically concerning landlords. The Deputy will be aware that in the Finance Act 2023 a measure was introduced...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: What are the policy measures to deliver that? The Deputy is saying that a tax credit would be one.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: I have given the Deputy the information of when it will be provided.