Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued instructions directly or through his Department to other Departments relating to making good, budgetary shortfalls arising now or expected to arise in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39152/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Budget 2009, published on 14 October 2008, sets out the forecast outturn for Departments' expenditure in 2008 and the Budget Estimates allocations for 2009. Departments are required to manage within their agreed spending allocations and the question of issuing instructions to this effect does not arise.