Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

What we can deduce from the Taoiseach's rhetoric this morning is that the Government is going to rely on the capital programme, and that is great. However, the problem is that the Taoiseach in that same reply is telling us that the national development plan will not be achieved within the period set down.

The Taoiseach has also told us the Government has contracted out its responsibilities to an bord slash which he has asked to reduce and cut back on the capital programme.

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