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- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Pringle: I wanted to ask a quick question of the Minister, if I can. The Damache judgment was in October 2020. We are now in July 2024. The Minister said that these Bills come up at a certain time and have to be dealt with. What actually happened between October 2020 and now, that it could not come up before this? I wonder what the situation is on that. It is obviously not rushed or urgent...
- Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)
Brendan Howlin: As I said, this is a hotchpotch of a Bill because it deals with everything from broadcasting, to the Department of public expenditure with regard to pensions, to revocation of citizenship under the 1956 Act. Some things are proper to an end-of-term miscellaneous provisions discussion, things that we all agree should be done, and there will not be any suitable vehicle coming through. ...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: Good evening. I thank the committee for giving me the opportunity to attend this evening to discuss the summer economic statement which sets out the fiscal parameters-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: There are copies available, I believe.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: Is the Chair happy for me to continue?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: First, I will briefly outline the economic and fiscal context for the budget. Over recent years, the economic backdrop has been defined by a series of successive external shocks. These shocks saw global supply chains upended, inflation surge to multi-decade highs and monetary policy rapidly tighten. One of the most important lessons we have learned from the past few years is that the world...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: In the projections as part of budget 2025, we set out the medium term. First, the fiscal framework and the general government surplus, which will be set out from there. That is as it occurs every year.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: They will be set out in the-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: We set out the projections in the stability programme update in April on the surpluses beyond 2025. That is public information. We will set out further forecasts and projections as part of budget 2025. The most recent set of projections for the general Government balance, GGB, extend to 2027 and the intention is to publish projections out to 2030 in the budget this year.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: We will set out our medium-term fiscal plan in the autumn. We will set out the projections to 2030 as part of budget 2025 and we previously set out the projections as part of the stability programme update in the spring.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: The Department produces projections of the GGB twice per year, in the SPU and in the budget publications. That is based on a survey of extensive bodies within the general Government sector. As the Deputy is aware, the most recent set of projections for the GGB extended out to 2027 and we will publish projections up to 2030.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: It will be updated as part of budget 2025.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: For next year, it will be just under €6 billion.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: No.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: There is a difference of €2 billion.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)
Jack Chambers: Extensive work on that is ongoing within the Department. There are many moving parts in the economy, as the Deputy knows, and we have to set out projections that are correct and in the context of being out to 2030.
- 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: That will be set out in the autumn.