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Mr Rae referred to the artificial ceiling that we had. We are now very much living in the real world and can obtain from the databases accurate pictures of public demand.
I do not like the idea of accepting as a fact that our GPs are reckless and that they run the risk of damaging people's lives because of the way in which they work.
That is as close as one can get to breaking even when managing a budget. We cannot overspend—we must live within our resources. The underspend is one third of 1 per cent of the health budget.
Anyone who thinks that enterprise would be assisted and growth boosted by a further bout of constitutional navel-gazing is living— Given the minister's failures in justice, what does he think that he will bring to enterprise?
The quality of life fund was about genuinely improving the quality of people's lives by improving open spaces, removing derelict cars, cleaning up graffiti and so on.
However, instead of discussing the consequences of a fraud or of someone making off with an agent's money, we are speaking about people's lives, which would be a big factor in discouraging people from cutting corners.