Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

Do I take it from the Minister's reply that the Revised Estimate his predecessor announced in this House on 24 April last no longer stands, in effect? Is it the case that the commitment to 67 large-scale projects in the primary sector, 26 new schools and 150 other works no longer stands? The Minister has put all projects which have not yet started on-site under review. He intends to make a decision in September on the projects which have been put on hold. He will communicate that decision to those involved at that stage. He is taking four months of capital spending out of the Estimate, in effect. I am sure it will be the end of September by the time the outcome of the review is communicated to the people in question. At that stage, there will be less than two calendar months remaining in the year in which cheques can be cashed.

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