Ivana Bacik (Independent)

I welcome the €2.25 billion stimulus package announced by the Government today. It is greatly welcome, in particular as it is a job-rich public stimulus programme. The infrastructure projects being put forward by the Government in a range of areas will provide for significant levels of employment in those areas and they will also be of great public good. I refer in particular to the €280 million worth of investment planned for the education sector - notably to finally build the new DIT campus in Grangegorman which I think was announced by the previous Government on at least three or four occasions. I was present in Grangegorman on one occasion when Bertie Ahern, as Taoiseach, announced it was to go ahead-----