Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

-----as was pointed out yesterday by Deputy Noonan, many of the figures contained in this budget document are not backed up by any policy decisions. Page B.15, on activation measures, states that a reduced live register from a more intensive labour activation strategy will yield €100 million. Where is that? On administrative efficiencies, it states that there will be a reduction in expenditure on departmental administration yielding €11 million. What is that about? On other measures, it states that a range of other measures relating to control, eligibility and structural reform will be announced at a later date, yielding €49 million.

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