Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The costs are all in the €899 million allowed. I have to disagree respectfully with the Deputy, it is not just for next year or the year after but to have the capacity to generate the revenue and from a capital point of view to invest at levels we have never seen before.

In respect of Arklow, there is a plan in place for the next few years. There is no funding mechanism in place for all 42 towns. That is set out as regards priorities and decision making. We have to gather revenue to be able to fund the capital investment needed for all of those areas. I accept and have often said to the Deputy Arklow is one of the worst and should be a priority. It is crazy that raw sewage is running straight into the river there. That is being funded as part of the programme I outlined earlier.

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