Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I am sorry we did not ask Deputy Connolly to speak first on this Bill since he has articulated 100% of the points that we have unsuccessfully been trying to make for a year. I congratulate him. I have no influence on how the board spends its money since, as the Deputy rightly pointed out, it is independent, as are its decisions. I do not interfere with them.

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