Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not disagree with the Minister. The point I am making is that it is a wider question. I wholeheartedly agree that Georgian Limerick is hugely important. I spent my childhood going in and out of the Glentworth Hotel. If we are serious about it, I cannot see how we can have proper, strategic balanced regional development unless we link Cork and Limerick. I agree that we must provide rail links but there is a missing link between Cork and Limerick in terms of a motorway. I agree that we need to enhance our rail connectivity from Limerick Junction to Limerick city. That is where we differ. In terms of getting from point A to point B at every level, I cannot see how we can have proper, balanced regional development without an M20 linking Cork and Limerick.