Tom Morrissey (Progressive Democrats)

The Institution of Engineers of Ireland has stated that Dublin's commuter belt is now the same size as that of Los Angeles. This has not come as news to the Progressive Democrats and it is the reason we have launched a policy document entitled A New Heart for Dublin which recommends the relocation of Dublin port. The issue of the increasing size of Dublin must be addressed. Are young couples to be forced out of the city when there is a 600-acre land bank in the centre of the city that could be developed? I ask the Leader to have the Minister for Transport come to the House to discuss this subject as he has responsibility for the ports under the Transport 21 plan.

It disappoints me that in a rush to talk down the progress of the economy, a candidate in the general election in Dublin West — needless to say, a Fine Gael candidate ——