Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The point is not money. My sense is that, when one looks at An Bord Pleanála, for example, it has struggled to get the people who can process offshore. The MARA has had to set up and develop a whole new capability from scratch. Demapping has had to occur. They are competing in a highly competitive international field for scarce enough capability. It is not a money issue. It is getting people who have the knowledge and capability of designing these plans, implementing and delivery. We would be going down the wrong track if we started talking about budget surpluses.