John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister mentioned costed alternatives. Can the costed alternatives be published?

I wish to reinforce the following point. Obviously we want Ministers with independent minds who seek advice from all quarters. However, I refer to the points that were issued by the Secretary General, particularly the ones on reputational damage, the risks to the perception of economic competence and the endangering of a significant number of projects under the NDP by proceeding with this plan. The Minister has answered the questions in a short way but not comprehensively enough. I refer the Minister to my question about whether the Secretary General read the options.