Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his input. Following the tragedy at the National Aquatic Centre, the centre was closed. How much revenue was lost as a result of that closure? Considerable money seems to be made up in different areas. The transport area seems to be hit very hard with many projects delayed, which is of concern. There have been delays in the railway order for Luas Broombridge, the extension of the dublinbikes scheme and the development of the Hansfield station, which, we were all told, would have been completed. I welcome that the €4 million saved will help CIE, but I wonder if we will have a problem next year if we are making these savings now. If we are relying on that €4 million to make up the money for CIE this year, where will we be next year?

I am concerned about the search and rescue helicopters. Many people have been looking for the extra funding for the Irish Coast Guard. It is a major issue along the coast and we seem to be delaying that further until August 2013. At €5.3 million it is a substantial amount of money. Will we get it in 2013? I am concerned that when we make savings such as this one, we do not come back and correct them. Is that the intention with all of these? Do we set deadlines?