184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has received a pre-Budget submission (details supplied); if he will give consideration to the asks therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65989/26]

Ahead of the Budget, as Minister for Public Expenditure I receive pre-Budget Submissions from a large number of stakeholders, organisations and individuals on a wide range of issues.

All submissions are acknowledged by my Department on receipt. I can confirm that a pre-Budget submission from the organisation referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 3 June 2026. The submission was forwarded to the relevant area of my Department for consideration in the context of the Budget process underway. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is a long-standing practice of the Minister for Public Expenditure not to comment in advance of the Budget on matters that may be the subject of Budgetary decisions.