Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)

The Minister is a wonderful bluffer - there is no getting away from it. He did not answer the question I asked. The TIF has calculated that €1.5 billion will be required. Two thirds of such funding will be required for civil works which will involve guys using diggers and shovels. Such funding will result in work for such people and when that work is done it also will provide jobs for this country. The Government and the Minister's Department seem to be allergic to providing jobs. I ask the Minister again, this being my third occasion to do so, at what stage does he expect to intervene, given that the industry has said it will not provide all the funding required? It will provide some of the €1.5 billion required but it will not and cannot provide it all. At what stage will the Minister intervene and how much funding will he ensure is provided?

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