Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I think there are pros and cons. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that when the Government or the public sector builds something that it takes longer and costs more. That may be for very good reasons. It might be because the workers have better pensions or pay and because we have to go through certain public procedures, but it probably is the case that if the Government does something, for lots of good reasons, it is going to cost more and it is going to take longer. We would have to bear that in mind in any policy decision.

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