Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

It is welcome that we are debating this important issue. Whoever comes up with the optimum planning system will probably win the Nobel prizes for literature and peace. Notwithstanding that, we need to monitor the issues continually and remain open to improvements. Most of the Opposition's amendment to the motion warrants no comment other than to remind the House that nobody has done more for rural Ireland than this Government. As somebody who comes from rural Ireland, I think it a case of a lot done, more to do. I might wish a lot more had been done but——