Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

I have met Deputy Olivia Mitchell more than once travelling in on the Luas. I appreciate that I am only a recently appointed Minister of State, but there is a notion that Ministers are far removed from everyday reality and that we are driven around by other people. As far as I was concerned yesterday, ministerial transport consisted of the DART and a people carrier the OPW has for its staff, which saves a lot of taxi fares.

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