Larry Butler (Fianna Fail)

It is important that we stimulate the economy for the new year. Small businesses are in a bad situation. If they were offered money in the morning they may not be able to take it because of a lack of business. We must try to instil confidence. I tabled and had passed at a recent parliamentary party meeting a motion with regard to a €9 billion economic stimulus to renovate and bring up to standard 1 million houses, which will have to be done.