Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I will deal with that later. People are the ultimate bedrock of national competitiveness and the national development plan will provide very substantial allocations so that our labour force has the flexibility, skills and qualifications to enable Ireland to compete in the high value-added sectors.

Taking all these together, investments in infrastructure, enterprise, innovation and human resources confirm the Government's intention and determination to make those priority investments which will secure Ireland's economic future.

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