Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for attending. The thrust of this measure must be welcomed. The dual ambition of suspending the contributions, given our budgetary position, and using the NPRF for investment is particularly welcome, obviously using public private partnerships where possible. Some people can be schizophrenic in their arguments in condemning public private partnerships in one sentence and then suggesting we engage in one with respect to Statoil and Norway-----