Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)

I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome the Bill. The Minister's enthusiasm is somewhat infectious and I have no doubt he will carry it through both Houses.

Infrastructure delivery is vital for our future because our success will largely depend on it. I was interested in some of the Leader's comments, especially when she said that the Bill was first mooted when she was in Cabinet. I presumed that the Bill was in gestation for quite a while, but I did not realise it was that long.