Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have three quick questions on the section.

Has the Minister considered inserting the expenditure ceilings as a schedule to the Bill, or where is their statutory standing? The Minister will state it is referred to in the document that issues, the SPU, before the budget. It would make the Minister's job easier if he had the expenditure ceilings set in legislation instead of a Minister feeling that he or she would get a Supplementary Estimate. It would make the process much stricter and tighter. Would the Minister consider that?

Let there be, each year, an amendment to approve the new ceiling. It would be a good exercise each year, if there are changes in other circumstances, that the Minister could possibly do that.