Joe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I am very aware that through the sound economic foundation set by that Tánaiste and the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, over the years, we now have the opportunity to deliver for communities throughout the country. Not only do we have the houses but we have the facilities. I want to point out that three towns of Leixlip, Celbridge and Maynooth, which we all know and many of us pass on the motorway, are only a stone's throw away from each other. They are only a couple of kilometres apart. Between the three towns we have 53,000 people. This is just below the population of the city of Waterford on the list of largest towns in the country. At the same time, between these three towns there is no public swimming pool, no cinema or no small theatre people can go to. Castletown House, the primary amenity we had in the area is, unfortunately, now closed. Through my work on the infrastructure committee and here I will continue to raise these issues. Ensuring we have the best possible places for our fast-growing communities is the most important thing we can do.

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