Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I recall a former Minister, many years ago, following a debacle involving wasteful public spending, describing €50 million as a "drop in the ocean". At the time I made a solemn promise to myself that if I ever became involved in politics at national level, I would not fall into the same trap. I genuinely do not consider €1.6 million to be an insignificant amount of money.