James Bannon (Fine Gael)

It is all over Leinster and has extended to Carlow, Dundalk and Longford. There are major gridlock problems on the approaches to the city every morning. There was supposed to be a focus on several areas in the midlands. Gateway status was given to Mullingar and Athlone, with hub status given to a number of other towns in the region. There seems to be no investment in those areas and I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the House to debate the issue of the roll out of the national spatial strategy.