Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Deputy has made the charge that information emerging from the public expenditure review is being held back because of the presidential election. That is absolute and utter nonsense. Given the complexity of conducting a detailed expenditure review of public moneys in every section of every Department, it is not something that can be done overnight. The Deputy will also be aware that the memorandum of understanding signed by the previous Government requires us to produce a timeline for complex legislation. This has taken up a considerable amount of Government time. His question is why are we not publishing the comprehensive review. The answer is that it has not been completed.

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