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

I am very conscious of time. I have several other questions to ask. I am asking about this because of regional disparities and how we will meet the challenge of keeping down inflation and trying to control it while recognising that the west and north-west region has a real problem. It is in the bottom 7% in the EU in terms of infrastructure. There is an issue with competitiveness. How does the Government plan to balance this in terms of regional investment while keeping inflation low? Deputy Doherty asked what construction inflation has been worked into the figures and the shortfalls. How will the Government meet these challenges? Perhaps that is more a question for the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery, and Reform.