Derek McDowell (Labour)

I am sorry Senator Dooley is not here because I wanted to offer him my solidarity in terms of the way the people of Clare have been treated by Fianna Fáil over the years. I am very familiar with that county because my wife comes from there. I have become rather over-familiar with places such as the Ennis Road in Limerick, Newmarket-on-Fergus and the wonderful town of Ennis. I have even had the pleasure of spending some time on the train from Limerick to Ennis, which takes approximately 45 minutes to travel 30 kilometres. I am well aware of how the people of Clare have suffered, despite their support for Fianna Fáil over the years. I want to offer my solidarity to Senator Dooley in his attempt to get the Minister to address that issue.