Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The strategy will have to be agreed between my Department and the Department of Finance and will then have to go before Government so all I can commit to is a framework going before the Government at the end of this year. As to whether any changes will be brought about in the budget, it is unlikely because that would have to be prepared by November. We are talking about a long-term view, so it does not need to be rushed for December of this year.

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