Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will probably take eight minutes, with four apiece for the three Ministers of State, so the Acting Chairman might stop me after eight minutes.

I will briefly respond to Deputy Fizmaurice's remarks. I take the point he made regarding roads. This is a valid message which has been coming from all parts of the country for many years. I remind him, however, that the last time I saw him was a few weeks ago when I opened a magnificent road from Tuam to Gort costing €550 million, an enormous amount of money. The road was completed ahead of schedule and on budget. It is not all one way as far as roads are concerned and it must be acknowledged that there are good things happening.

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