We have made a lot of progress in recent years but when it comes to the efficient planning and delivery of major transport projects, we still have a long way to go and are falling well behind our continental counterparts. We had an extensive debate in the House last week that covered subjects such as Luas and the Red Cow roundabout. We now have to add to our list the south-eastern motorway in Dublin – the final section of the M50. It seems that we will have two sections of new motorway with a gap in the middle. In other words, one will not be able to drive on it because there will be no through road, no way of getting onto the route and no way of getting off it. This is a €500 million project, one of the most important projects, not just for transport in Dublin but also for the national road transport system. The road may be completed in 2005 or 2006 or it may not be completed at all unless a way can be found around the archaeological obstacle which is Carrickmines Castle.