Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It is clear that the Government is committed through Transport 21 to ensuring that the west has the transport infrastructure necessary to support ongoing growth and development.

I heard one of the radio programmes to which the Senator referred. No matter how good the Government is, however, it cannot control economists, be they based in Dublin or the west. They are a law and a breed unto themselves. They say different things——