Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Does the authority have knowledge or how would it acquire the knowledge as to whether there is a need for a good link between one place and another? I happen to represent Clondalkin and Lucan and there are very poor linkages between those two suburbs even though they are quite close together. At times, it means people are obliged to go towards town and to take a bus out if they wish to make that journey. To what extent is the authority on the look-out for such needs and how would it make such a decision?