Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I will ask the second part of the question again. Will the Minister give an absolute assurance that there will be no cut in the capital or current programme, whether that is in housing in the Department of the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, that the estimates given for 2009 are sacrosanct and that there will be no cut in capital or current expenditure in any programmes in 2009 other than the €80 million discussed with regard to the local government fund arising from the pension contribution levy?

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