Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if the comprehensive spending review will be completed by the end of July 2011 for use in the preparation of the Estimates process and if he will publish the review as soon as it is completed in July. [16327/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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All Ministers are currently engaged with their Departments in completing Reviews of all expenditure under their auspices, including in public service agencies. Arising from this exercise, Expenditure Reports will prepared by each Department, and be evaluated by the official level Steering Committee by end July. The final reports will be presented to the Government Economic Management Committee in September. The results of the Comprehensive Review process will then be brought before Government for consideration and decision in the annual Budget and Estimates process. The question of publication of the outcome of the Comprehensive Review in respect of each Department will arise for consideration in that overall context.