Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

One of the major points is that citizens consume services delivered by the State such as health care, education, etc. We have seen the budgets for these services contract massively over the past several years. This stability programme indicates static spending for the four years involved. Has the Minister identified what the population rate will be like in this time? Is it a case that there are static figures that may not take into account population growth, meaning a reduced spend per person in the end?