Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Education and Skills
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills (Revised)
2:10 pm
Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I recall a former Minister, many years ago, following a debacle involving wasteful public spending, describing €50 million as a "drop in the ocean". At the time I made a solemn promise to myself that if I ever became involved in politics at national level, I would not fall into the same trap. I genuinely do not consider €1.6 million to be an insignificant amount of money.