Mary White (Fianna Fail)

I held many public meetings, visited community and private crèches during mornings, met their owners and interviewed hundreds of parents. The Budget Statement tracks my document on the proposals as it includes a mixed group of propositions to tackle the whole issue of child care. One cannot pick out a single proposition and say "That is very small". The budget has a five year strategy, as I did in my document. Am I allowed to hold up the Budget Statement?