With the barrage of Bills guillotined, no doubt the Taoiseach is a man calling time on the Thirty-third Dáil and perhaps my time in this Chamber too. How can the people of my city and county trust any new promises made by the parties of Government when promise after promise has turned to dust? The Government has burned through €44 billion on capital projects with less than one third of a fair share for Waterford. Our airport, our agrifood sector, 24-7 cardiac care and our university PPP have all been slow-walked and strangled. Waterford people have been loyal to their parties for generations and now those parties are fielding just one candidate apiece. I suppose at least they are self-aware of how much they have let us down. I have kept my word to my constituents and it has been my honour to stand here and fight for them, but can the Taoiseach and his Government say the same? Do they feel they have kept their promises over 24-7 cardiac care, support to our farm sector, our SETU, our engineering PPP and Waterford Airport?

I do. I feel we have made a lot of progress as regards the south east and investment in the city and county that I know the Deputy is proud to represent here in the Dáil. There is more to do, and there is always more to do. That is what politics is always about. You never get to the end of the job; you always have more to do. However, we have delivered a university for the south east, we have invested significantly in the north quays, we have significant expansion plans for that university, and that has already been seen in respect of Waterford Crystal. I know there is ongoing engagement on important issues including the airport, and whomever the people of Waterford return to the next Dáil, should the people of Wicklow return me, I look forward to engaging with the Deputy on those issues.