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 Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I asked the Minister about the health overrun, and his assertion that the €800 million available to him in the budget would be cushioned by receipts in tax in excess of what was expected and underspends by some Departments. I asked for the figures in this regard.