Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Ryan is right to say that from budget 2019 onwards there will be an opportunity to invest more money in the future of the country and that we have to get back to a sustainable position. However, we are not going to see the step-change Deputy Ryan requires in one budget – I have made that clear. That is why the ten-year investment strategy will be the backup to this. We will not achieve the investment in public transport and in what Deputy Ryan wants to achieve in one budget.

This thinking will enable all of the Departments to come together with their investment plans for the next ten or 15 years. Our strategy seeks to shape the thinking and then win investment thereafter. That is exactly what we are trying to so. Do my officials wish to comment on any matter?