Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Yes, but the Taoiseach is responsible for his ministerial appointments and for the general oversight of the implementation of the programme for Government.

The point that I seek to elucidate is whether we can take seriously An Agreed Programme for Government. I will not labour the point, but I was just saying that so desperate are we in Dublin that when Deputy Callely promised us millions of euro for the metro and so on within a short time, like Fianna Fáil balloons at election time, we almost believed it. Then the Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, said that it was guess work. At 9.45 a.m. today, from Dunboyne down to the Navan road and from Ballymun to the toll bridge was rock solid with vehicles that were virtually parked. This issue is very serious, and I would like the Taoiseach to answer why the Government is not taking it seriously, as is obviously the case. My last general point is that——

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