Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Against the wishes of the Opposition, the Government has now insisted that the Dáil will not be back here in full session until 3 November. This is a real trick and treat perpetrated by the Government against both the Opposition and the wider public. Since we will not be back here until 3 November, and that will leave only approximately a month until the budget, when does the Government intend to publish the pre-budget outlook? We no longer get Estimates in advance of the budget in the normal way. We now rely purely on the publication of the pre-budget outlook. When will that be published?

Yesterday, I asked about the publication of the report into the sexual abuse of children in the Dublin archdiocese. The Taoiseach responded to that, and I understand the Minister of State with responsibility for children is now going back to the High Court to seek clarification or get decisions on further matters relating to the report. How long does the Taoiseach expect that return to the High Court to delay the publication of the report on the Dublin archdiocese?

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