Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Each of the pieces in the papers would deserve to be the subject of an entire.

I need to comment on life in the west. A vivid picture of Galway has been painted, with which we are delighted but which belies the lack of investment in the western rail corridor, Ireland West Airport in Knock, broadband and several other infrastructure projects. I like that Professor Morgenroth alluded to Westport. However, the Western Development Commission has shown that Westport is one of the towns most vulnerable to Brexit.

Young people are always asking me how will we meet our zero-carbon rates and deliver on the green economy if the island remains partitioned. Young people just see that and it drives their desire for a united Ireland. They do not want us to lose the opportunity to tackle climate change on an all-island basis.