Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I, too, thank the Deputies for putting down this motion. It is particularly opportune, not only on the day where we heard that September was the coldest month for a number of years, as Deputy Coveney stated, but also as we prepare for the budget. Deputy Enright asked the point of talking to the Minister for Finance.

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