Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Estimates for Public Services 2017 (Revised): Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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It is a question that was not answered. An Teachta Pearse Doherty and I had put a direct question to the Minister earlier. Was the Minister presented with any background, options or efficiencies papers by his officials, in advance of taking the decision to spend the extra €120 million, on where the money could be found? Was he presented with any paper which even had broad headings? He mentioned reallocation and higher expenditure.