Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No one thing will solve all our problems. However, the vast majority of people in Wexford, certainly any I have talked to, welcome the substantial investment that has been made in the road network in Wexford including that Gorey is bypassed and we are building new roads for Enniscorthy and New Ross. Roads help to bring economic development into a county.

The national broadband plan is particularly positive for Wexford as are the developments Deputy Wallace mentioned such as the courthouse and so on.

We should invest more in Rosslare port. We are somewhat constrained by EU state aid rules and by the port being attached to Irish Rail. Part of the response to Brexit could be a recognition that if Britain continues on its current course, a transition fund will be needed. We will need to look at facilities like Rosslare Port, the Port of Cork and potentially Knock Airport and say that we will need special investment, with the support of the EU, in direct links between the island of Ireland and the Continent of Europe. Perhaps there is an opportunity there which should be pursued.

See this speech in context