Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of the tolerance the Acting Chairman often seeks from the Chair when he contributes and I will not over indulge in this regard.

The use of the NPRF should be an option in the context of the scale of funding that will be required to deal with the impact on farming, fishing, business and householders. Something big is needed and it is not happening. The sum of €250,000 allocated by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the Estimates for the next three years is pitiful. He is in charge of public expenditure and he sets the limits on what can be spent. That amount is negligible and it will be ineffective.

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