Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Anyone who has been involved in business knows that things might be on the floor when one starts. A service could start badly, but the better it will become the more it is used. We are talking a great game about reducing the number of cars on the road and saying we will have everything hunky-dory and a beautiful country, but, at the same time, we are not giving people an opportunity. We are talking out of both sides of our mouth and it cannot continue.