Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are saying the same thing. There is no argument from us. The Deputy's party colleague, Deputy Willie O'Dea, proposed a similar statute to the one we are discussing.

We all want to get there. Obviously, there is a cost and we have to deal with the reality that if we go with a demand-led scheme, we cannot have a limitless budget because the budget has to be allocated year-on-year with a certain amount of money. It is a difficult challenge for us to get it right but I think we all want the same thing. I thank the Deputy for his interest.

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