Money provided for local government for improved services has been used to fund salary increases, with no corresponding improvement in services to the public. Local authorities drawing up estimates will see that the increase in administration costs has been enormous and absorbed much of the increased expenditure. On transport, while canvassing during the general election I was told that authorities were making their sixth attempt at getting traffic calming measures right in one village. Costs were written off on the five previous occasions. We are looking at providing a new route from one of our major ports that will run alongside another road constructed within the last 15 years. The Moone bypass will be replicated by a new dual carriageway. While the new motorway is badly needed, it raises question marks about the logic of some of the investment decisions being made.