Budgetary process and Dáil scrutiny
Martin questions the Government’s budget timetable and Dáil involvement. The Taoiseach says a budgetary scoping committee and expanded committee engagement will give Deputies a greater role.
Does the Taoiseach accept that the Dáil has spent about a month discussing all of this?
Comment on this
The timetable is also set out for everybody, both in terms of the spring statement, the early provision of Estimates, the overall allocation for 2017 and the engagement through each of the sectoral committees of the Dáil with this committee so that there is far more involvement for everybody in the budgetary process. It will be very different from what it used to be.
Comment on this
We decided that in the Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform - not the Government.
Comment on this
The Government approved the detail of the presentation of the budgetary strategy at its meeting on Tuesday. That will be made available to all Deputies so that they will understand the timescale and provisional dates for the different segments of it. I think Deputy Micheál Martin asked a third question.