Departmental Expenditure
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-16
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

The issue here is the question in relation to the €600 million. That is just a simple question; I do not think it is any more difficult than that. It is in relation to that €600 million. I have to be honest; I have never seen a budget like I saw this year. The sums do not add up. Anybody who can take out a calculator and take a look at the budget book will see that. If the Minister wants to publish something where the figures do not add up, that is fair enough but it causes huge confusion. I do not really know exactly what is happening in regard to budgets in this Government but, obviously, there are issues there. Perhaps it is something the Government could look at for next year but the question on the €600 million remains.

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