Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

It does not give many people an alternative to their cars, trucks or vans. This is a political grab for money in order to make up for the Minister's shortfall in the Estimates. Fianna Fáil did not trust him with any money for road transport because in recent legislation he handed the money for non-national roads to the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey. Who in their right minds would give any more responsibility to that Minister?

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