Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

With regard to the Deputy's categorisation of the amount of the savings, he will be familiar, as is every accountant, with the system of public accounting in the State whereby the savings are on the expenditure side of the account and relate to the current day-to-day expenditure of the Government. The figures given by the Government are correct and accurate in that regard.

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