Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

Yes, I expect Deputy Coveney to believe that. While I cannot pre-empt the 2008 budget, we will see on 5 December whether there is funding for the national broadband scheme, and if there is, my proposal is watertight and accurate. What would Deputy Coveney have done differently? Would he not have reallocated budget to fund the greener homes schemes in the sensible, orderly manner I did?

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