Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

From what we read in the newspapers. It would be helpful to us if we could examine the policy options for the budget, bearing in mind Mr. McCarthy's remarks about stability which are very important. The implication of his remarks is that we will actually be starved of capital investment, unless there is significant development of PPPs off balance sheet, about which EUROSTAT seems to be becoming very doubtful. It is considering it all again with a Germanic eye.