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

I thank Ms Murdock. I turn to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. One of the aims of the Department's mission statement is to get people to leave their cars aside, people like me who probably should not drive in here every day, as I am a Dublin Deputy. What is it planned to do in that regard? What is the position regarding the use of public transport particularly in this city but in cities generally and is there any sign of moving away from the use of private cars? What type of proactive policies are in place to encourage that move? There is no doubt the Department is right to do that. As a city we are very poor in terms of public transport compared to equivalent cities in other parts of Europe.