Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister to provide a projection of the Supplementary Estimates in respect of the overall Government expenditure that will be required this year. While I accept that the full details are not available at this stage, I ask him to provide an estimate given that indicative figures are already available in some Departments. If he does not have figures available today, will he have figures in advance of the 2016 Budget Statement in two weeks' time indicating the effect the Supplementary Estimates will have on expenditure requirements in 2016? Will he provide an assurance that he will give an indicative figure for the Supplementary Estimates before budget day?

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