Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I ask that the Committee on Procedure and Privileges examine the issue. We should have a proper commemoration. The Taoiseach has indicated that from the 90th anniversary onwards a list of commemorations will be put in place leading up to the centenary. We could play our part in supporting that commemoration which, following the Taoiseach's announcement, most people welcome.

I agree with the call for a discussion on toll plazas. The Minister should be here and should be commended for making what was a difficult decision which has taken some time. The debate should deal with the whole issue of the National Roads Authority. There are issues around not only tolling on short-term routes and bypasses on long stretches but also on the question of public private partnerships. These need to be debated in a non-partisan way. The terms of the contract with NTR, which were negotiated by a Labour Minister in 1986 on behalf of the then coalition Government, should also be part of the debate.