Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I thank the Minister. As we have moved to the Green Party slot, I will now question the Minister. I have a longer question about the pressure of health expenditure on the budget but I will start with a broader question. Is the Minister currently considering measures to ensure Covid-19 expenditure will not be rolled into the base of Government spending going forward leading to significant permanent expenditure increases?