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

On capital investment projects, obviously, as the authority has been existence for only three years, it will not have been involved at the earlier stages of some of the light rail infrastructure planned for Dublin, most of which has been shelved because of the current economic situation. It strikes me that a great deal of money will have been wasted in those areas. Perhaps some of it is not wasted in the sense that these projects may come into play in the future. For example, to what extent does the NTA have a role in deciding which Luas-type project is prioritised in the greater Dublin area? It strikes me that certain projects are much more important than others - for example, the interconnector from Heuston Station to the DART line.