Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress toward reforming the budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7939/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I announced the Government's proposals for budgetary reform in my Budget Statement in December 2005. I have written to the Opposition finance spokespersons to invite them to a briefing on these proposals for reform, as I said I would on budget day. I have received a number of replies to my invitations and I am considering how best to advance this matter taking account of those replies.