Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes and there is only so much we can do in that regard. Nobody is suggesting that we review the fiscal space every time there is an international election or changing economy or whatever. I want the Government to confirm that the net fiscal space, as it currently stands for next year, is €530 million as opposed to what we had believed was there, which was €1.2 billion. This is so we know on basis we can start from. We then need to see if that will be revised downwards or upwards. That sets the context with regard to everything else. It sets the context with regard to the pressures our society is facing; the wage claims from public sector unions, how we deal with health, how we deal with the Finance Bills and the issues that have been raised earlier by Deputy Wallace and other Members. We need to know what we are looking at in to the future. One month ago the view was that there was €1.2 billion of fiscal space which could accommodate quite a bit of growth. Ireland's economy is growing-----

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