Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Both politically and physically distanced, but I appreciate the Chairman's courtesy this morning. I am present because we are voting on the Land Development Agency Bill next door.

Implicit in the debate during the previous general election and in subsequent reports, including as late as this morning in the ESRI's report on the need for a capital building programme, is a criticism that we have been too reliant on short-term interventions like HAP and RAS. I might focus some of my questioning on this matter. Of the Department's €4 billion gross expenditure, how much was spent on HAP and RAS?