Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Going back to what I said at the beginning of this hearing, when the Chairman asked what the difference is between this NDP and the previous one, the key thing in this NDP has to be delivery of the national planning framework, balanced regional development, compact development and low-carbon development. It is absolutely essential that we develop Cork and Limerick and connections between them and we make our road network safe. As to how we best prioritise what will be a limited budget, it must be remembered that there is a real issue here. We have major cost inflation-----