Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

In his reply the Taoiseach appears to outline a role for his Department in terms of the budget and an overseeing budgetary strategy. Perhaps he might elaborate on his reply. He also referenced fiscal strategy. Did I hear correctly that a section located within the Taoiseach's Department that dealt with public expenditure and public service reform is now to be moved out of that Department to the new Department of Public Expenditure and Public Service Reform? Is that in addition to the numbers working within the former Department of Finance, who will also form a new office?

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