Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

In the spirit of showing each other documents across the floor like the Minister did a couple of minutes ago, I present a news article from January where Michael Lowry is quoted as saying, "The Group’s contribution to the review of the National Development Plan and our input to the HSE Capital Plan, will be central to our ongoing work within Government." Can the Minister reassure people that we have not allowed the HSE capital plan and national development plan to be auctioned off as part of any programme for Government conversations? We have heard this week that there is no deal. Will the Minister reassure people that we will take an evidence-based and transparent approach to the allocation of incredibly important funds, whether in the HSE or the national development plan?

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