Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

The expenditure review committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Colm McCarthy has concluded its work and a report exists. Amazingly, the latter's delivery to the Government is to be postponed. Further, the Government will not consider it until some indefinite time in the future, presumably after Ministers have read it whenever they get it. Are there divisions and disagreements within the Government regarding the matter? For whatever reason or reasons, is the Government trying to induce the delay? I ask the Leader because he is the conduit between the Government and the House. We deserve to know the answer because of the serious state of the economy, as has been outlined-----