Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister of State for his answer but I have heard it many times. I raised this question on 28 November 2007, the last time the Minister took Question Time. I have the good fortune to have the Official Report before me and I can see I specifically asked the Minister on several occasions when we would be given a target.

A number of European countries have had targets for some time, including Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and even Italy. I asked the Minister about this several times and he told me it would happen within the next two months, which left a deadline of 28 January. Can I confirm that the Minister has reneged on his commitment to set a target as it has not yet been set?

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