Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Normally, people do not squabble over whether funding is €10 million or €12 million. I welcome the funding, it is historic and shows that the Government has stepped up to the plate. One can juxtapose that with everything that was said here on 18 May by Mr. Ned O'Hara, and Mr. Sean Martin who said "Anything less, even €11 million, would probably put 100 post offices at risk." How can we reconcile that? Is there scope for review? In the greater scheme of Ireland Inc. and all of the public expenditure in the country then €2 million is small money but when one juxtaposes it with what Mr. Martin said then it becomes quite significant and stark.