Larry Butler (Fianna Fail)

I listened to what he had to say and many contributions were valuable, to which I will respond now. I do not think the Opposition can lecture Fianna Fáil and the Government on what it has done on the issue of child care in the last few years. We probably have one of the best child care facilities in Europe. It is regrettable that we must take budgetary action to reduce such facilities.

Some of the Fine Gael policies are fantasy. There is no substantial evidence to back up any of them. The party is in favour of making cuts of €4 billion, but there is no unanimity on how-----