Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----it is to be spent next year. The Minister of State said in the reply to which I refer that he was allocated money for flood relief works this year and then he said to his senior colleague, "Sorry, Minister, I could not spend it. Can I carry it forward to next year?" What good is that to the people he will be meeting over the next week or two?

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