Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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97. To ask the Minister for Finance the cumulative level of all the cuts and adjustments implemented in all the budgets from 2009 onwards. [32431/14]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Firstly, I note that the Deputy has requested the cumulative level of adjustment in all budgets from 2009.  On that basis, the level of adjustment is approximately €30 billion.  However, I should point out that significant corrective measures have been implemented since mid-2008.  The cumulative level of adjustment including Budget 2014 is almost €31 billion of which circa 60 percent has been on the expenditure side and 40 percent on the revenue side.