Joe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The overall fiscal strategy because we are ultimately putting our eggs in one basket. The issue is sustainability. We are trying to build an economic platform over a number of years but at the same time, one element of it is based on an uncontrollable, to a degree. Mr. Coffey alluded to that himself. He said that it might even grow more, especially in the short term. This year, it will probably grow way beyond what we thought because of external factors. Obviously, that might change back again but how would the council factor that into a fiscal platform if it was preparing a budget?