Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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424. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the scheduled reductions in spending in 2015 in his Department, or in agencies under his aegis, and the areas of spending in which these reductions are scheduled to take place to show the amount of reductions by theme. [38025/14]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The estimates process for Budget 2015 is now in its finals stages. As with allocations to all Government Departments, Budget 2015 allocations for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Group will be framed in the context of our policy commitments and the overall budgetary circumstances we face.

The final 2015 Budget allocation, which is ultimately a decision for Government, will be announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 14 October next. I am currently not in a position to comment in advance of this.