Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Absolutely. A lot of money could be raised if we discussed affairs in the Isle of Man and how they could affect our tax revenues.

The Government has indicated that it will not publish a pre-budget outlook or Estimates regarding what it proposes on services. Everything is to announced on budget day. This goes back to the stroke pulled by the former Minister for Finance, Mr. Charlie McCreevy, regarding decentralisation, which was announced on the floor of the House. Last year, the Taoiseach said that the development of pre-budget——

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