Ned O'Sullivan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. I am glad to have an opportunity to discuss Project Ireland 2040. It is somewhat disconcerting to find myself discussing a project with a terminal date which is probably beyond my actuarial life expectancy. The Government is great at looking into the future. I am reminded of Joe Stalin in Russia. When things were not going too well in Russia, Joe would announce a five-year plan with all guns blazing and trumpets blaring. When things were going belly-up halfway through the plan, Joe would announce a new ten-year plan. He did it three different times.