Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

Yesterday, the Taoiseach announced there would be new procedures for dealing with Estimates in the House and that decisions will be made on that within weeks. That is welcome and something we have requested for some time but it is understandable that there might be some scepticism when the Tánaiste's Department, the Department of Health and Children, opted out of the last value for money review process.

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