Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Moreover, the State is wasteful of taxpayers' money in many instances, as we have seen in the hearings of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is far better to leave people with their money and let them choose how to spend it. They will do so more efficiently than the State would, and we will have a better structured economy as a result. However, that is an aside.

It worries me that the Minister has a closed mind on this particular issue. His attitude is surprising, given his record of distinction in serving as a county councillor for many years in Kilkenny. He was an effective councillor.