Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance

Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised)

5:00 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is a question of what is substantial these days. By comparison with the €6.5 million Estimate, the outturn is low.

I have a general question. Why are we addressing the Estimates later this year than in previous years? One big advantage of moving the budgetary cycle to October was that we would have Estimates before the commencement of expenditure. Last year we dealt with the Estimates on 15 January but we are doing so five weeks later this year. Is there a reason?

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