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

How can the various committees discuss the Estimates only for them to be referred back to the House with just one vote to decide the full Government expenditure in every Department? That includes every cutback and hidden tax, and all the other various reductions in services. While I accept we can scrutinise them in committee, in plenary session we should be allowed to vote on each individual Department in order that we can have a clear view as to how we stand on the Government's Estimates.

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