Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has asked every Minister to carry out an analysis of every section of his or her Department and report to him on the spending of public moneys and taxpayer's money which, as the Deputy will be aware, was obscenely wasted in many instances. The Minister has not completed his public expenditure review, but he will have the information to hand when it is completed. There are more than two months to budget day and the process is in train. The pre-budget outlook will be available, while a three year fiscal plan will be published. The Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform and Finance will hold detailed discussions with every other Minister on what is submitted. The Deputy will have plenty of information to digest and discuss in due course. He has asked what is causing the delay in the publication of information on the comprehensive public expenditure review. It has not yet been completed.

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