Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
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In most cases, we will make stage payments. That is where I see us absorbing the cut of €3 million. There is a lot of arterial drainage work done also.

I will have to sit down and have a look. As I said, I gave a clear indication it is coming from the flood side. I will have to sit down and see exactly where I will make the savings to which I referred. I give an assurance that the schemes I mentioned will not be affected by this cut. No one sitting at this table knows better than I the pressure on people throughout the country. I have travelled around and I have seen it. I fought tooth and nail since I came into the Department to get every shilling I have and I will continue to do so, particularly for those people previously mentioned. We would all like to do something for them. I am quite happy, however, that there will be no interference with the current schemes.