Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Mullins. It would be remiss of me as a Corkman not to make some comments. I welcome the initiative on the Cork-Santander route. I was in Santander in my previous role as a member of a local authority and it was being talked about then. I commend Mr. Mullins and Mr. Keating on bringing it to fruition. That was very important. Mr. Mullins mentioned that 20% of national port activity goes through Cork. I would like him and Mr. Cormac O'Rourke, with whom he previously had a great working relationship, to get the infrastructure in place for access to Ringaskiddy and in respect of the Jack Lynch tunnel. It is important that road infrastructure is upgraded as fast as possible.