The Government collected tax receipts of €4.4 billion in April, up 12.2 percent on the same month in 2022, the latest exchequer returns show.

So, with state finances in good health, should we be spending more money?

To debate we heard from Bernard Durkan, Fine Gael TD for Kildare North and member of the finance committee and budgetary oversight committee, and also Pearse Doherty, Sinn Fein spokesperson for Finance.