Tony McCormack (Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I thank the witnesses for coming in today and for their presentations. They talked about the infrastructure issues we have around the country. I know they have met with the Minister, Deputy Chambers, and there is a huge appetite there at the moment to sort out whatever issues are holding up, slowing down or preventing infrastructure projects from happening. That is right across the board, whether it is planning or whatever area. We realise that infrastructure is such a vital part to the whole economy and country, so we need to make sure it happens and happens quickly.

I have a couple of questions. We talked about regional balance in infrastructure delivery. The witness spoke about the ACEI member firms being at the heart of delivering Ireland's ambitions. How can consulting engineers ensure that counties like Offaly and the wider midlands area get their fair share of infrastructure investment and not just Dublin and larger cities?