Deputy Crawford referred to agriculture. He has always talked a lot about dairying. He did not refer to dairying tonight because milk is doing a lot better than it has in recent years as a result of work done by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Mary Coughlan. Deputy Crawford also referred to a motorway and the N2 and N3. I do not know how many times the Taoiseach needs to announce the amount of money being set aside for that motorway — £400 million — before the Deputy will realise that the money is there and waiting. As soon as the authorities and the NRA get things up and running that money can be spent. Even Ian Paisley, while on a visit to America last year, acknowledged the £400 million that has been allocated by the Irish Government. I do not know why Deputy Crawford is looking for more money for a motorway from Dublin. He is not up with the facts at all.

Deputy Ring referred to builders. His party had a period in charge of finance. If this had continued there would be no jobs left in this country.

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