Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Fitzpatrick needs to quantify that. It is a great statement. We need to see some hard and fast examples and comparisons. What funding was directed towards those providers last year? Massive funds are supposedly being directed towards them in the coming years. I say that on the basis of the Minister's announcement before Christmas of the housing policy that is to be pursued in the years to come. If Mr. Fitzpatrick thinks his proposal in this area has the potential to provide a better yield, he needs to quantify that, rather than just throwing it out there. Does he know what I mean? He needs to do a bit more work to prove to me that this is possible.