Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

If the Senator continues to deny everyone speaking time, no one will be heard.

I do not think in parochial terms. I supported the concentration of services from my county into Waterford because the development of a regional cancer centre in a regional hospital in Waterford was the best solution, although the population of Wexford is larger. I supported the development of a regional airport in Waterford. Not everything has to go to Waterford. There are rational reasons for other things and people must be reasonable. The notion that one can kick up a fuss if one's own county does not get what it wants, is not what people want now from politics.

Senator Conway asked about the National Lottery proposal.