As the Deputy is aware, it is custom and practice for a number of organisations to forward pre-budget submissions to the relevant Ministers and their Departments in the run up to the budget. Such submissions are considered as part of the discussions on the Estimates and Budget for that year.
The submission from the organisation concerned, requests the Minister for Finance to assign funding to that organisation in the upcoming budget. The budget is not the vehicle for providing funding to individual organisations. The budget sets out public policy on finances for the forthcoming year, including overall spending and taxation. This year's budget is being framed against the background of challenging economic circumstances.