Many points have been raised about specific aspects of the Estimates but I would like to comment on three particular issues – infrastructural investment, health spending and housing. There has been a lot of loose talk to the effect that the Government has abandoned the national development plan. Nothing could be further from the truth. Investment in NDP economic and social infrastructure will exceed €12 billion over the period 2000 to 2003. This is €700 million above what was promised under the plan even after taking account of actual inflation in the construction industry over that period.