Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Regarding Deputy O'Donnell's point, at no stage did I put forward the proposition that the Government was providing €20 million for the facility at Shannon or was I being disingenuous about it. I was asked about the capital costs of the facility and I replied what they were. On Deputy Pat Breen's point seeking assistance for Shannon for this, the facility is being paid for by the Dublin Airport Authority. I do not want to start a political row at this hour of the night but we have to get away from this nonsense that facilities can be provided all over the place with moneys for them coming from the fairy godmother.

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