Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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225. To ask the Minister for Finance whether he has considered strengthening fiscal rules or expenditure benchmarks to ensure that growth in current spending does not outpace the long-term sustainable growth rate of the economy. [50417/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and I, will deliver Budget 2026 on October 7th.

The Budget will set out an appropriate medium-term fiscal strategy, which is being developed with the long-term growth rate of the economy, as well as other factors, in mind. The strategy will allow us to continue to manage the public finances in an appropriate and sustainable way, while also enabling the delivery of key social and economic priorities.