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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: Tá fáilte roimh an dá Aire chuig an gcoiste. To pick up on that point about the spending rule the Government has adopted, this year core expenditure will increase by 7.4% compared with 2022. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, says that is to do with cost-of-living pressures, but those pressures are outside of the core expenditure in the main. Is that not the case? That...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: What, then, is the Government's rationale for increasing core expenditure by 7.4%, which is about 50% higher than the rule it had?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: Is it the Government's intention to stick to its 5% rule for next year in terms of core expenditure? Obviously, this rule does not include taxes, so there could be a package of €2 billion in terms of taxes and it would not include non-core expenditure, which last year was over €5 billion. In core expenditure terms, is the Government wedded to the 5%, even with inflation...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: But there may be a departure again, and that will be outlined in the summer economic statement. Is that what the Minister is saying?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: That is fair enough.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: As for the Government's view of non-core expenditure for next year, it is €700 million compared with €5.2 billion this year. Obviously, this year's expenditure was largely the support package for households in response to the cost-of-living pressures, but can the Ministers give us a breakdown of the €700 million in non-core expenditure? Is that the humanitarian supports...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: Yes. I am aware of that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: When we look at the SPU table here, which details €5.2 billion last year, was any Ukraine money included in the €5.2 billion?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: Why are we not including any Ukraine money in 2024?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: It is because the Government has not made a decision to continue to maintain Ukrainians' residency here that it has not just included the €1.6 billion.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: Will the summer-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: I know but I have-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: That is fine, but the Government has not provided anything for any of those tens of thousands who are already here for next year. That was the question I had. May I ask the Minister, Deputy McGrath, a question-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: With respect, Chair, I am trying to put a question.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Stability Programme Update: Ministers for Finance, and Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (26 Apr 2023)
Pearse Doherty: I am not suggesting that. I am saying it is not provided.