Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I seek a debate on the capital spending review announced last week. What has been proposed in this regard represents a retrograde step. A number of extremely important projects have been dropped, including the Slane bypass which, as previous speakers stated, could save lives, and the upgrading of the A5 road into the North. The previous Government committed to spend €480 million on the A5 project. What this Government is doing is not only an attack on funding that was previously allocated, it is also an attack on what has been achieved on the island of Ireland in the context of bringing about peace. This project is a fundamental aspect of the St. Andrew's Agreement and it was signed up to by the previous Government and the Administration in the North.