Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

There are problems in County Kildare and, famously, in Mullingar, and solutions were found to many of these problems within a short time. That is one of the issues that will arise, and in respect of which I will seek an explanation, when I travel to Galway tomorrow. I disagree with Deputy McHugh's first point in so far as I believe that those in office are responsible for telling people the truth. If it is a fact that money was available but was not drawn down, the people have a right to know. There may have been debates in Galway City Council about why the money was not drawn down. I do not know and I have not inquired. If such debates have not taken place at council level, where stewardship in this matter lies, we need to ask why not.

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