Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)

People will wonder where the money went when many cutbacks are announced in the budget. The Minister, who squandered €5 billion at election time, will have a budget over-run of about €2 billion next time around. The money will not be found. The backbenchers on the other side will say that they cannot get home help personnel, child care workers or people with other skills. That will be the case because the money will not be there.