Michael Brennan (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the Waterford Minister for the Environment and Local Government and his staff. I fully support previous speakers and thank Members of the Opposition for allowing this technical Bill to be taken in the House today.

I am a member of the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly. This was one of the vital parts of infrastructure that body proposed in its submission for the south-east region. It will be great to have a second bridge, which will bypass Waterford city. I wish the Minister every success in implementing this and the roads project, which are vital in terms of infrastructure in the south-east region. I fully support the Bill.