Brendan Ryan (Labour)

The American Chamber of Commerce Ireland is not a body one would expect me to quote. It stated that the Government is under-investing in transport infrastructure. A report today states that we pay more to buy land on which to build roads than any other country in Europe. The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, always smiles when I raise this matter. He knows that the members of his former organisation have been well compensated. I have no problem with this but we are told that agriculture is in terminal decline. Nevertheless, we are paying more for agricultural land to build roads than anywhere else in Europe. I would love to know why. No one will tell me why because it was a cosy deal between the Government and the IFA. Everyone was bought off.