Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Following up on my colleague's questions earlier, would Professor Clinch say that in housing and in health care services, we have rationed them relentlessly? Professor Clinch spoke about the necessity for capital spending. It has been a refrain of this committee since it started that we are not covering depreciation in many elements of our capital infrastructure. On housing and health care services specifically, would Professor Clinch agree that the current situation, where there has not been enough current or capital spending on these areas, is a factor that greatly inhibits our current competitiveness?