These are difficult times and we are hearing many words such as "cut backs", "adjustments" and "deferrals". The word "deferral" applies more to the Department of Transport than to any other. I urge the Minister to do everything in his power to ensure there are no deferrals. In terms of transport policy, I regard deferrals as being worse than cut backs. We are already way behind schedule in terms of our transport system. It is a great irony that, when one travels abroad, one discovers that during the past two centuries transport systems in other countries were built by Irish emigrants. If one visits transport museums in New York or London, one will see that Irish emigrants played a major role in that regard. However, Ireland does not yet have a decent transport system.