Pivotal Finance Bill is a key piece of legislation and must pass to give effect to various budget measures
The consensus view among TDs and Senators is that the general election will be held in November. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PAshould the Coalition leaders decide to go to the country in November, according to several senior political and official sources.and is being fast-tracked for Cabinet approval next week. It is planned for it to be in the Dáil the following week.
Supplementary estimates, which are usually voted on in late November or December to top up departmental budgets, are now scheduled to be presented to the Dáil on the week ending October 18th. This is at least a month earlier than usual.It is also expected that the planning Bill – considered essential by the Coalition – will pass through its final stages next week.
With relations between the two big parties uneasy after a sometimes bruising budget process, there is no guarantee that Fianna Fáil would agree to an early election, according to well-placed sources.
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