Written answers
Thursday, 30 April 2009
Department of Finance
Departmental Programmes
5:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the details in tabular form of the programme changes compared to a no policy change estimate in the 2009 Estimates and the increases or savings involved in each programme in order that there can be an informed debate on the policy changes and their impact. [17161/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In line with the position outlined in previous replies on this subject, 'existing level of service' or 'no policy change' estimates have not been prepared for 2008 or 2009. Instead the focus has been on identifying priority areas for expenditure within the financial resources that are available.
However, the 2009 Revised Estimates for Public Services presented to this House and published on 23 April 2009, contain full details of the year-on-year expenditure changes for all areas of voted expenditure. Associated programme changes are set out in the Annual Output Statements for each Department which will be debated and scrutinised alongside the 2009 Estimate allocations before the relevant Dáil Select Committees.
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