Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

It is always a pleasure to listen to Deputies P. J. Sheehan and Ring. They always make lively and knowledgeable contributions to debates. I congratulate Deputy P. J. Sheehan on his contribution, to which I listened with great interest.

The Deputy referred to the Celtic tiger. If he had examined the pre-budget Estimates he would have seen that the amount of money we are to spend will increase over the next two years. It is clear, however, that it cannot continue to increase at the rate which obtained previously. A driver may increase driving speed from 30 km/h to 40 km/h to 50 km/h and finally to 60 km/h, at which pace his speed remains constant; the car will not get slower but it also will not increase speed at the same rate as previously.

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