Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a lot in this for Roscommon, Galway, Donegal and the west. If one looks at the process around the design of GLAS and where we have taken most time in terms of consultation, amendment and change, it has been all about ensuring we are facilitating the west. I do not accept that criticism.

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