Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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No. In last year's budget, €115 million of funding within the budget day parameters was used for dealing with Brexit matters. I am just making the point that if we are to deal with a no-deal Brexit, additional measures will be needed on top of the day-to-day needs of funding the State. If those measures are needed and require borrowing, they will be worth doing.