Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that adequate financial resources are available to her to meet the current year's budgetary needs in view of the ongoing economic situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10390/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Estimates for the Department of Social Protection, as published last February in the 2011 Revised Estimates Volume, are based, in the main, on an analysis of trends as regards likely numbers of recipients and average value of payments in 2011. Actual trends on individual schemes are closely monitored on an ongoing basis. Given the demand led nature of the wide range of schemes operated by my Department, it is too early to accurately estimate the projected out-turn for 2011.