Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

The Minister of State referred to good governance but I would call it good housekeeping. One cannot spend what one does not have whether one is buying clothes, food and so on. One's credit card can only hold so much before one begins to receive letters. The amendment seeks to delete the words, "...to make provision consistent with the resources available to them and their obligations in relation to their allocation". This is just good housekeeping. The Minister will fight for his or her resources and then spend them. There will hopefully not be an underspend in a particular Department. While I am in agreement with many of the amendments tabled this evening, I know from my experience in Government that one cannot do other than what is in the Long Title.