James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is not what I am asking. To be fair, I am not trying to be smart with Mr. Moloney. I am just trying to figure out how we can deal with the issues we have in this country, where we seem to be tying ourselves up in knots when it comes to delivering capital projects. I am even hearing some reports from Irish Rail that An Bord Pleanála is delaying some of the projects it has ongoing, and it is waiting for months to do what should realistically take weeks when it comes to the delivery of new infrastructure.

I wish to make the following point to the Secretary General of the Department that provides the entire funding needed for these projects. It is outrageously slow to develop a capital project in this country and I want to develop an understanding of how we can improve upon that. Has he any suggestions?