Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

I will not delay. If necessary, people must stand. I have no problem standing and have even sat in corridors in my time as a Senator and not just as a young man. I look forward to increased capacity as this will make standing less likely.

I have faith in this plan. The country is producing the resources to fund it and the Government is committed to it. If it was suggested 20 years ago that there should have been a single Department of Transport, I would have been frightened that roads would eat up the budget, but there is a different attitude nowadays and there is a balance between roads and public transport. We need both, and other modes of travel. I wish the Minister well with the implementation of the plan. The more he can get done quickly, the better.