Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In our discussions with the Department of public expenditure, the idea of converting is a model we are trying to avoid into the future. It is not an ideal way to fund capital into the future. That is the point we have been making in terms of the Estimate. The NDP base was not strong enough. The current allocation came into primer up on previous years. We are saying we just want a straight capital allocation for the future.