Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

There is some inequality but equality has improved greatly and we are high on that list. Last week a report by German economists put this country number one in Europe in these areas. We are number one in the lifestyle area. There are areas in which we are lower down the list, and I accept that. Each year we should try to improve on them. The reason for being in public life is to try to improve things. If everything was perfect, it would not be much fun being in it.

Deputy Sargent asked me, on behalf of his constituents, to try to get a transport system in the next ten years not only to the airport but to Swords and north county Dublin. Now that I have done that, he is giving out to me.

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