Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

What is the role of the Department of Finance and the Cabinet? Why do we not have a group of Ministers making these decisions which will impact so strongly on citizens? We are talking about cutbacks to deal with the Exchequer returns, which we yesterday saw are €3 billion behind target. Why do we not have a group of Ministers coming to this House to tell us the plan? Where is the macro plan to deal with the economy and the shortfall?