Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

No, we would not because we would have realised that part of the sale of Eircom would have generated the income we needed and we would have held on to the crucial part, the strategic part. I often wonder if people listen to what we say. We are not selling the strategic part of the assets put up for sale. We are selling the generating part, yet we are maintaining the wires and cabling. We are not selling the land associated with Coillte as my learned colleague, Deputy Boyd Barrett, said on a number of occasions. We are selling the product of the land, just like every farmer. He sells the product of his land, he does not sell the land. Will the Deputy please listen?

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