Good transport links are key to our economic development. There is an urgent need to improve the safety, quality and reliability of our roads throughout the midlands. There is a bottleneck-----

I agree with the Deputy but what legislation will solve it? That is what I would like to know.

The section of motorway between Mullingar and Rooskey was never completed-----

Hold on.

I wish to ask the Tánaiste-----

Put down a parliamentary question about it.

I have.

The Deputy is not going to do it on the Order of Business because he will not get an answer.

Deputy Bannon should ask at a parliamentary party meeting. The Minister is in Fine Gael.

It is on the clár. When will the road transport Bill come before the House? It is an important Bill to upgrade our infrastructure.

Thank you Deputy. There are other Deputies.

This is Fine Gael's fourth year in government. I am just trying to be helpful.

Fianna Fáil was there for 15 years and did sweet damn all.

Hear, hear.

That is true.

We put in the M4.

Deputy Bannon is right because there are serious questions to be asked of Fianna Fáil as to why the road was not done when there was plenty of money in the country during the boom years-----

When Donie was Leader of the Seanad.

-----but do not worry we will get there.

They were too busy selling Aer Lingus.

The Government parties boycotted the opening of the M4 when it was completed. The Labour Party chairman was not allowed to open it.

With regard to the road transport Bill, responses have been received from the consultation process with the stakeholders and they are being examined. The Bill is expected to be published next year.