The Irish Independent article on the question of primary education, which I welcomed, was accurate. The Minister should try to trace the source of that leak.
Overall I would agree with the Minister. I would have to disagree with my colleague, Deputy McDowell. It is important that the budget should remain a secret until the Minister announces it here. It gives it more credibility. This is especially the case if there is an increase in the price of petrol, for example. If the Minister signalled that beforehand, we would all be queuing up to get petrol before the price increase. People would be hoarding it. There was an occurrence of that as regards cross-Border trade a few years ago where there was speculation. I am sure the Minister will confirm that this element of secrecy will continue to surround the budget in the future while he is Minister.