Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a supplementary question on that. Given that the economic data are changing constantly and, thankfully, are moving in a positive direction in terms of employment and Exchequer figures - I presume that in the next two or three days the Minister will receive the Exchequer figures for September - is there scope to go beyond that overall envelope if the updated information is more positive than he has anticipated or is he constrained by EU and domestic rules to remain within the 1.2% to 1.5%, irrespective of the resources actually available?

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