Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

He said:

The results on the concentration of population and the quality of life, both in over-populated and under-populated areas, are matters on which I and many others agree. We can see the ill effect of both situations. The decentralisation programme would have cost a further £45 million and that was a material consideration which had to be taken into account. It was one of the main factors in cancelling the programme, which led to our decision not to go ahead with the programme.

That is the legacy of Fine Gael.