Jim McDaid (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)

I appreciate the Senator's amendment. As I said on Committee Stage, I would like it if all the capital budget for an area of transport could be ring-fenced for capital benefits, but unfortunately the Department of Finance has informed me that the Senator's amendment would not cover that in the first place, much as I would prefer to accept this type of amendment if it was to set a precedent. However, it is not acceptable in the long term. Such funds will be recorded as a capital asset, but I do not know where they will go after that.