Public Services Provision
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-28
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Jack Chambers (FF), Dublin West

Looking for just additionality in the context of a current expenditure track for a particular policy area does not allow for an overall better evaluation of how we can get more for the current base of spend. That is how we have changed how we have approached overall expenditure policy. We are looking at the total expenditure rather than just looking at ELS and adding more. In the medium term that will improve the overall sustainability of our expenditure-----

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Sitting date: 2026-05-28