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

In the context of the announcement having taken place eventually and given that there is concrete evidence of some effort to roll out the commitments made in the programme for Government, will a Supplementary Estimate be required for this measure? If not, it could be interpreted that there has been a withdrawal of funding from other areas or that the funding will come from savings that have not yet been identified. Perhaps the Minister of State might clarify the matter. There appears to be an underspend in the mental health area, for example, and other key areas. If no Supplementary Estimate is required for this measure, is the funding coming from savings that have been identified but not yet published or from moneys that have not been spent?

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