Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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That is the case. As we prepare for the summer economic statement, we must be aware that there may be spillover consequences of decisions the Government made last year. Decisions the Government has made this year will spill over into next year. That may further reduce that so-called discretionary figure. The key point the Deputy is making is that a large share of that funding is already spoken for in ELS and that is correct.