Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

If the former Minister, Charlie McCreevy, had not set out his stall in good and bold headlines, we would not have got anywhere. The process of decentralisation would not even have started. I resent the suggestion made by some people — I do not refer to Senator Bradford or anybody else in this House — that all life is in Dublin. There is a great deal of wisdom, good life, proper decision-making and a decent standard of living outside the Pale.