Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

It could be tempting fate for any Minister to say before Tuesday that he has the funding for anything. We should do the evaluation here. I believe the concept is right. When one compares what is spent by the State on urban transport with rural transport, one finds that the money spent per capita on rural transport is minuscule. Despite the impression that is often given, it costs much less to provide transport to rural Ireland. One could also say that the services are inferior as well.

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