Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Let me explain our roles, as opposed to getting involved in dealing with allegations of superiority or inferiority. I cannot see how I could win in answering that question. The Minister for Finance and his Department, among other things, are responsibile for dealing with the overall macroeconomic situation.

It is the role of the Minister for Finance to assign functions as between taxation and expenditure. While he, of course, asks for my views, it is his role. My job to manage the expenditure side.