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

An essential review of this budgetary process is now required. The Dáil should be given an accurate and honest quarterly report at the end of March, June and September each year to ensure funding available for expenditure can be allocated, approved and utilised in a logical manner. This is a subject the Government has failed to acknowledge. Is this slush fund of €1.5 billion an effort by the Government to buy the next general election?

When this Government came to power, there was a housing surplus. It claimed Fianna Fáil had built too many houses.

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