Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The position is that it is only in the situation of a winding up of NAMA that resources become available. This is not a pot of money that is sitting there and which could be deployed. There will be plenty of opportunities to debate that issue. It is important to note that the Government has committed to a programme of investment of €120 billion in critical infrastructure in the next ten years. We have used the hard-earned progress the country, its workers and businesses have made to ensure we invest to create the assets we need for the future, including, let it be said, broadband.

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