Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I assure Deputy Sargent the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government takes all issues into account and regularly reports on them. The Deputy should pursue the issues with the Minister, Deputy Roche. The Department is at all times considering new ways, and considering climatic conditions and land and spatial planning issues. On all of those issues, the committee is not just continuing but looking forward. For example, it seeks to move forward the western corridor, and is looking to rail initiatives and trying to expand——

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