Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

A substantial amount of funding has already been spent under the national development plan. Clearly, the economic circumstances that have not just hit Ireland but the rest of the world have been beyond anyone's expectations. The national development plan will still be in place. However, the economic downturn and the lack of resources will change the timeframe to deliver some of these projects. There was a strong commitment made when the framework for tourism and sport was drawn up. We need to work through its key elements with existing resources until we get back to economic growth in the next several years and deliver the balance but in a longer timeframe.

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