Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am not sure what question the Deputy is asking. Is he talking about the actual parliamentary question he asked or is he asking about the date of the budget? As he knows, Sinn Féin called for an earlier budget two years ago when we were responding to the cost-of-living challenges. We have to submit our wider fiscal and budgetary framework to the European Commission, as he will be aware, and our medium-term fiscal plan by 15 October. That is the basis of our preparation. As I said earlier this morning, the Government is committed to running the full term and responding properly to the wider issues we have in the context of budget 2025.

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