Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is very much part of our discussions. The line Departments that come to us with individual measures cannot see the totality of the picture but because we sit at the centre and are responsible for putting together the budget, we have to make sure the overall mix is correct and we get the right balance in relation to the issues the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, just touched on. In addition, we publish a citizens guide on budget day. We provide distribution analysis and we also provide more information in the Revised Estimates volume, which is published in December. Across all of the publications, whether the mid-year expenditure report, the expenditure book on budget day or the Revised Estimates Volume, we are incrementally building up capacity and the amount of data we provide measuring the impact of budget and all of the decisions we make, whether in the form of equality or green budgeting. As the Chairman will know, the Department of the Taoiseach is leading on the well-being framework as well.