Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I want to ask the Tánaiste about the format of this year's Estimates. I understand last Friday was the deadline for Ministers to have arranged their proposals on spending cuts. Will those be presented to an Oireachtas committee for consideration ahead of the budget or will all Government decisions be released to the Dáil on budget day without any opportunity to assess whether the choices being made by the Government are the correct ones?

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