Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister used the phrase "to try to ensure" in his reply, which gives enough wriggle room to turn a jumbo jet. Perhaps he will clarify whether it is the intention of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure he will succeed in his attempts to get the level of funding necessary to match the European funding?

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