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

The Deputy asked if I knew what the tax forecast will be for the entire year. I will have a good idea of what that figure will be at the end of next week because at that point I will have the figures for September. My officials will look at trends in the economy and give me their informed view as to what these mean for the rest of the year.

To clarify my earlier point on budget overruns in health not having an impact on budget 2019, I am working to ensure they will have no impact on the budget for next year and I have some work left to do on that.

This will depend on the decision I make as to the final figure the Department of Health will need and, second, as we debated earlier, how much of that figure will translate into the base for next year. This work is under way at present.

To respond to the Deputy's third question-----