Mr. P.J. O'Hanlon:

Following on from the points that have been made and what Mr. Hatch said about the A5, it is very sad that the first project that was knocked off the board when €100 million had to be found was the A5. I have lived along the Border and spent two years in Donegal. The people of Tyrone, Fermanagh and Donegal, without putting a tooth in it, have been forgotten about. The project has been talked about for 30 to 40 years. It is grand coming down here and having meetings and making presentations but it is disheartening for those living in those areas to see what is happening. One asks oneself what it is all about. How serious are we about Brexit? Unless we have a proper infrastructure in place, we are not sending a very good message out to the people in Border regions. Anyone who has travelled from Emyvale to Letterkenny knows it is a four to five hour round trip. It is nearly easier to travel from Emyvale to Cork than it is to go to the top end of Donegal. Nothing is being done about it. If we are genuinely serious about this, we need to invest and put infrastructure in place. Without being political, I accept there are challenges such as Brexit but to leave part of the island of Ireland without proper infrastructure, is extremely disappointing.