Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

In respect of the critical infrastructure Bill and in light of the comment by the Minister for Finance that he wishes to expedite this, does the Government propose to amend the Bill to allow that school buildings be included in it so that planning permission can be dealt with directly by An Bord Pleanála, which would expedite permissions and get the work in train sooner? I suggest to him and to the Tánaiste, that they should take €10 million out of the saving of €300 million and allocate it to the cervical cancer screening programme which the Government withdrew last year in an insidious, insensitive and scandalous manner.

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