IFAC on Apple tax: 'Spend it, save it or cut debt'

Briefing notes said using Apple funds for housing was easier said than done

On what to do with the €13.8bn Apple tax windfall, a suggested answer for Mr Coffey said to remember the government “is not stuck for cash.”

Briefings for the Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) chair ahead of an Oireachtas appearance flagged likely questions on the Apple tax windfall, the budget impact of migration, and poor value from money in health spending.

Two Q&As were prepared for Séamus Coffey as he got ready to appear before a committee on budgetary oversight in early July.