Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

I hope that the remainder of this debate will be at a slightly higher level than it has been. I welcome the Minister of State, the progress being made and the fact that decentralisation is on the road. Obviously we must start somewhere. If one adds in the 700 jobs mentioned as priorities to the 3,600 jobs already noted, one is talking of more than 4,000 jobs. That represents a good start within a year of the budget.