Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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It is a collective Cabinet process. In the first instance, the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, and I will work on the budget process along with the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Sherlock, who is not as involved in the Department as is Deputy Cannon who has devolved responsibility for the school transport programme. We have reached a political decision. In the past not every proposal we brought to Cabinet was accepted by my Cabinet colleagues. I hope we will be cut some slack by the economic and management council. The Deputy will have the full experience of it in time to come and he will see-----