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- 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)
Patricia Ryan: I congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy Chambers. I wish the Minister the best. I thank the Ministers and their officials for being here today. The percentage of people aged 65 and over living in rented accommodation has increased by 83% according to the 2022 census. In view of that, has the Government put any provisions in place to protect those over 65 and living in rental...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: Yes, please.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: Does the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, have enough money to build homes specifically for our ageing people, such as one-bedroom units for single men or older widowed women and so on? We need to have some provision for older people rather than expecting them trying to rent all the time.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: At an affordable price, obviously, as well. With regard to the increase in the ageing cohort, and again I am speaking up on this because of my brief, our age bracket is going to be very high by 2051. What provisions have been put in place for the State pension fund? What is envisioned to ensure funds are available and properly ring-fenced to cover this?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: So will funds be ring-fenced.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: Will the Minister, Deputy Chambers, elaborate on that?
- 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)
Patricia Ryan: I appreciate that and I take on board the points made by the Minister. I get what was said but we are talking about homeless people. This is an ageing population as well. We have a lot of homeless people who are older too. While the Minister mentioned homelessness and health, we have many people who cannot get into hospitals as well. We need to do better in this regard too. It was...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: That will come at a massive cost and major lessons must be learned from the experience.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: I thank the Ministers and the Chair.
- 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.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Patricia Ryan: I am asking the Minister that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: We have a package of €1.4 billion and we still have to decide how that will be-----