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Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: -----is the reduction in 2012. Let us be honest with people. People are not fools. God knows they are carrying enough burden without being coded too. Senator O'Brien made some constructive points. I would like to respond to the two specific questions he asked. The issue of the greater Dublin drainage scheme has been raised on a number of occasions by colleagues of the Senator...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I have launched it.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Senator Gilroy asked about the regeneration projects and I am very firmly committed to the regeneration projects. As regards flexibility, we will ensure that all the capital allocated is spent and will be moved within the budget areas if there is an incapacity or a difficulty. For example, I have indicated the very significant funding allocated to the national children's hospital. This...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Department's website will show how far advanced we are. I have also provided a facility for users to make suggestions on how it could be improved. I want to have as many services as possible on-line. To date there are more than 300 Government services accessible on-line as part of the e-government strategy. If any citizen wishes to suggest other services which are not yet on-line, we...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Níl rud ar bith sa ráiteas maidir leis an chinneadh sin.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: We are debating the public capital programme, not the reform programme.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Beidh mé ar ais lá éigin eile chun an plean sin a phlé.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: Tá a fhios agam go mbeidh.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The public capital programme.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: It is a different document.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: We are not debating it today.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: We are not debating that document.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: On a point of order, the Senator is asking me a series of questions about a document which we are not debating here. I am happy to come back to the House to debate public service reform. The Senator has obviously prepared for a different issue. We are talking about the public capital programme.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Senator cannot question me on a debate that is not in front of us.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I hope the Chair will do that.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I dtosach báire, mar a dúirt mé cheana, ní bhaineann díospoireacht an lae inniu le Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga. Beidh mé lán-sásta teacht ar ais agus an report eile a phlé, más mian le Seanadóirí. The Galway outer city by-pass is not in the current programme. The issue of tolling on the N17 is something best put to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: The Senator may well prove to be not too far off the mark.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I can see that, over the period. I shall come back and debate these matters when we are debating the reform agenda. There is enough meat in that to keep us going for another debate. I mentioned the N11 and my discussions with my good Greek friend, the vice president of the European Investment Bank, last week. Senator Cummins spoke about-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I answered the question but will answer again because I know Senator Walsh wants to underscore this for local consumption.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Brendan Howlin: I will say it again.