John Paul Phelan (Fine Gael)

I agree with Senator Browne's comments on the sugar factory in Carlow, especially with the news that has just come to light about the provision of a rail link to the remaining factory in Mallow. It appears as if the rail link to Carlow will not go ahead, as we were led to believe.

I join with other Senators who expressed the wish that we have a debate on transport. We had a debate on transport before which we did not complete. It is ridiculous that lanes and culs-de-sac with grass in the middle have an 80 km/h speed limit, while the Naas dual carriageway has a 60 km/h speed limit. How does that make sense?