Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When the Senator looks at the figure, he must suggest alternatives. I hope everybody appreciates this has been a finding-our-feet exercise. I welcome members' attempts to engage constructively and I accept there will be political differences, but there are big ticket numbers. Senator Ó Domhnaill highlighted one allocation and the DAS is another. There are also smaller allocations. The €1 millions add up as well as the €10 millions and the €5 millions. We should examine them all to see if we can make constructive suggestions. If we want to factor in the retention of the suckler cow welfare scheme, we know the permutations for the overall budget reduction. The Minister has indicated he is willing to appear before the committee again to engage with us. If the members stay for five minutes, we will have a quick discussion about that.