Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would not accept it. The Deputy made a very valid point about the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I had to go in and clean up a terrible mess there. We could not have a sports capital programme because there was so much outstanding money. I had to bring in local authorities and take money from them. I had to talk to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform because so much outstanding money had not been spent. One cannot keep allocating money.