Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

Yes, in accordance with the Minister for Finance's contributions in the House yesterday and the Seanad earlier, there will be no loss to the capital programme and, therefore, if the situation that emerged on 17 January pertains when the accounts are signed off, what the Deputy is suggesting will have to happen. The 2005 accounts will be balanced and the shortfall will have to be made up so that the capital budget will not suffer.

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