Tom Shehan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There was an old style of budgeting. Senator Darragh O'Brien mentioned local authorities which were probably the biggest culprits of this spend it or lose it approach. We saw roadworks being done in November and December in ice and snow because local authorities had to spend the money as they would not get the equivalent funding the following year if they had not spent it and had to return it to the Exchequer. Has that spend it or lose it approach to budgeting ended?