Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That gives you one fact. It does not give you the real facts, as Mr. Mulherin found out the week before last. The other metric that is massive on islands is the number of sailings that cannot take place in the winter because of the weather. Obviously, if people are living on an island 365 days a year and that is where their permanent home is, which is what we want, they still need to be in and out all the time. Some of the islands are lovely in the summer and have massive numbers visiting them. When the swallows leave, however, so do the tourists. The people who live on them are left to struggle along. As a result, the metric of winter access and the number of sailings missed is key. That is where the problem in Roonagh, which I think the Cathaoirleach is aware of, jumps out at compared with say Cleggan or coming into Ros an Mhíl. It obviously needs to be replaced by a pier that is safe. Once you get that metric, you have your proof.