Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

The Minister mentioned capital for some of the cultural programmes, some of which are very important. We would like to know which ones will be targeted. From what the Minister said, he will not elaborate much further. However, the issue is important. There is also a more general point about the capital programme. Although I have mentioned that we have duplication, for example, in some sports, I do not think we have this in cultural agencies or buildings, particularly in Dublin, but also around the country. There may be a case for considering the Labour Party's proposal on the redeployment of people involved in the construction industry. If there are big capital programmes, perhaps the focus could be redirected towards these, similar to our proposal for schools.

See this speech in context