Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I do not support this measure. This discussion, however, gets to the heart of matters. I welcome the fact that we are, at least, having this discussion. How we manage, or mismanage, these funds will dictate much of the country's future, our ability to stimulate the economy and create employment, which we all say we want to happen.

I agree with the Minister of State when he says this was a good idea, probably the only good idea Charlie McCreevy ever had.