Pádraic McCormack (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has costed the proposals in the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39147/09]

Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the additional Exchequer cost arising from the Revised Programme for Government; if these additional costs are to be met through savings elsewhere; if he plans to introduce a €4 billion fiscal consolidation package in budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37675/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 312: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost for the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38295/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Finance the consultation with his Department on costings during the recent negotiation and agreement on the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38296/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 314: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of individual costs of each spending commitment in the Revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38297/09]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the spending commitments contained in the Revised Programme for Government are consistent with his budgetary strategy for reducing spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 110, 151 and 312 to 315, inclusive, together.

The revised Programme for Government is based on the broad macroeconomic framework set out in the April budget, taking account of the latest fiscal trends. The guiding principles of the Programme are

1. Correction of the public finances;

2. Repair of the banking system;

3. Regaining competitiveness;

4. Protecting jobs and investing in retraining those who have lost their jobs.

The Programme for Government sets out a range of issues that will be addressed over the lifetime of the Government. In this context, Budget 2010 will be a key next step. As with all Budget measures in the past, our proposals will be fully costed and set out on Budget day.

Further instalments will be made in the subsequent Budgets over the lifetime of this Government, taking account of the overall macroeconomic and fiscal environment, and will be fully costed in that context.