Mr. Ger Hyland:

We absolutely do. I think the Deputy's suggestion makes absolute sense for a simple reason. I am from the Deputy's neck of the woods, from the county next to his. We have towns like Mountmellick beside me. The only employer in Mountmellick at present is SuperValu. They have become commuter towns and that is all the houses are. Some 70% of the freight coming into Dublin Port is delivered within a 50-mile radius of Dublin. We need a corridor, as the Deputy said, from north to south down through the midlands, to bring some of these factories to our local towns. Our local towns are dying on their feet. They are just becoming commuter towns for Dublin. I think what Deputy Clendennen absolutely makes perfect sense.