Dáil debates

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

11:00 am

Photo of Enda KennyEnda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I cannot give Deputy Martin an exact date for this. I do not think the Minister is going to publish the review as it comes in to him. I think the information that is going to be made available as we prepare the three-year fiscal programme will be available for debate and discussion here. The Minister will set out a timeline - he has not done so yet, but he will do so shortly - for a structure to this, for the completion of his analysis of the expenditure review, for the preparation and publication of the three-year fiscal plan, and for the preparation of the Estimates leading into the budget. We hope to change things from previous years. Rather than having Deputies discuss Estimates in February or March, we might be able to change that fairly radically so that Members have an opportunity to give their views based on the information supplied in the comprehensive spending review and the formation of the fiscal plan and Estimates. I cannot give Deputy Martin an exact date now, but we will set out a timeline for it.

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