Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2019: Minister for Finance

1:30 pm

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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In terms of the expenditure benchmark, if we wanted to spend over and above what would be allowed or would be recommended, and we wanted to access the rainy day fund in order to do that, is that permissible under the current fiscal rules?