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✍   The budgetary demands of opposition parties will be scrutinised in the future after requests from Fianna Fáil equate to €24m a day for the first six months of 2020.  The spending demands will be scrutinised by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) ahead of every budget to come, under a Private Members Bill submitted by Fine Gael.  Deputy Heydon, the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party Chairman submitted the Private Members Bill which would see the legislative powers of IFAC expanded to allow them to examine opposition demands in the advance of each budget.  Mr Heydon, who is a member of the Oireachtas Budgetary Oversight Committee, said that his decision came after conversation with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and the Chairman of IFAC, Seamus Coffey who suggested that the new examination is something that should be considered in Ireland.  "Having independent, expert analysis of opposition spending calls and financial policies is important for the public to be well informed," Mr He ...
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