Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is not agreed. We talk about accountability and that Parliament should have a more important role in holding Government to account. The Revised Estimates, Votes 1 to 41, inclusive, are coming back from the various committees, where I acknowledge they were discussed. However, we are now required to have a collective vote on all the Estimates. In fairness, the Opposition agrees with some Estimates, but we do not agree with many others. We are not being given an opportunity to vote on the Estimates Department by Department. There are problems with the Estimates for health and for social welfare. There are other Estimates that are acceptable.

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