John O'Mahony (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To put this in context, this morning I left Ballaghaderreen at 5 a.m. to be here at 8 a.m. Sligo is another hour away, Donegal is another two hours, Westport another hour and a half, and Belmullet through Ballina would be another two and a half hours. That is the context. As I am from the centre of the western province, this is really the heart of the matter. I was driving a car but a person driving a juggernaut could add another 30% to those times.