Budget 2014

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2013

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Questions (223)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

223. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if any measures were contained in the budget 2014 document that were not included in the draft that was submitted to the troika; and if so, which measures. [46915/13]

Written answers

Minister for Finance

I want to be absolutely clear. The Troika did not receive any advance draft of the Budget.

Officials from my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform did however travel to Brussels to meet with the Troika in advance on the Budget where the broad parameters of Budget 2014 were discussed. As is wholly appropriate, members of the Dáil are the first to view the budgetary measures.

Question No. 224 answered with Question No. 201.