Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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The €5 billion figure comes from the summer economic statement which shows a range of 0.5% to 1.5%. I am using the figures the Minister presented in the summer economic statement which show there is the potential for a deficit of €5 billion in year one. The question for the Committee on Budgetary Oversight is about the amount. I do not expect the Minister to answer to the nearest euro or cent, but are we talking about an amount in the hundreds of millions or billions for the temporary measures that would be needed to address a no-deal scenario?