Decentralisation is, as much as anything else, a quality of life issue. Increasingly, people undertake longer commutes to and from work and this is not sustainable in the longer term. Decentralisation offers the opportunity to do something about this by bringing work and home closer together. The Government is seriously committed to developing a coherent and comprehensive programme. I thank Senator Feighan for raising this important issue and I am pleased to have had the opportunity to restate the Government's position.