Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Senator for those questions. In regard to the local authorities' build projects, I note that the local authorities are not giving me the wrong numbers. People might think the numbers are too low or could be more ambitious, but the numbers they are giving me are accurate. I have to account for every euro spent on each of these projects. Last year we spent all of our current budget and all of our capital budget. Indeed, we are at risk of overrunning our capital budget, so I requested another €100 million. I received it, and that was spent. The numbers are accurate because we have to account for those. It is a different question if people do not like the numbers.