Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

That is on top of a transport capital budget in 2006 which is spending six times more on roads than public transport, and it shows the direction in which this country is going. It shows a lack of ambition and vision, and it is indicative of a Government that is not wise to where we need to go as a country. Instead it is looking backwards at how well we the people have done in bringing all this economic prosperity.

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