Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I accept and understand that. Some progress is being made but unfortunately for many decades - in fact, for almost a century - for those in the west of Ireland it has been a case of waiting for the next report. The next report sits there and then they must wait for the next report. There will come a stage when we have reports about reports. We need action. We need things to be done, development to happen and investment to be seen on the ground to create the infrastructure to build. Then we can have an economy that can function. When we invest, when we create activity, that activity creates opportunity and that opportunity creates more activity. That is how we can build an economy in the parts of the country where we have the most potential to have that economy. Certainly in the west and the north west, that is the case. For too long, rural Ireland has had to see what crumbs come off the table from other places. That cannot be accepted any longer. We need the investment and the infrastructure to be put in place. Finally, will the Minister of State comment in regard to the observations on MetroLink, which is a vital piece of infrastructure for Dublin Airport and the entire city here?

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