Mr. Simon White:

How many millions did the public service give back last year? I do not know but it was a healthy amount. The Departments are not spending it. It is easy to allocate money to forestry but if schemes are brought in that are not going to work because people do not take them up, the money will go back. The Deputy alluded to the last point I want to make, which was on why we think this is going to happen. We are in an election year. Rural Ireland is well aware of what is happening. People are disgusted with the history of this issue. If the parties involved in Government do not wake up, they will pay for it in the ballot. That is sad but they can do something about it. If they take action now and are seen to be responding responsibly and helping people, they will gain the benefit. For far too long, they have left it up to incompetents and nothing has happened.