Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I did my fair bit. I invested in a fully-electric car and I am proud to say that. However, I have been travelling up and down to Leinster House for the past 13 years. This morning was probably the worst. I left Dundalk at 6 a.m. It took me 20 minutes to get out of Dundalk. At Drogheda, it took about another ten or 15 minutes to get through the toll bridge. From Donabate the whole way to Merrion Street this morning, it was unbelievable. There were no accidents. I would have actually loved at one stage to wind my window down and get some fresh air but I cannot do that. Pregnant women and elderly people are standing up the whole time between Dundalk and Dublin and vice versa. The Minister talked about investment and the new services coming in. I would like to know when. There is talk that he did not spend almost €100 million of his budget recently on roads and other areas. A great deal of money is being talked about in terms of investment. However, there does not seem to be any improvement whatsoever. Will he show me where these improvements are? I have to go back to Dundalk and explain this to these elderly and pregnant people who stand the whole way from Dundalk to Connolly station. It is disgraceful.

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