Mr. John Fitzgerald:

No. There is a €200 million price tag on the project.

It is a very effective solution and comes to 10% of the cost of the alternatives such as DART underground or metro north which are colossally expensive. When we first introduced the concept of quality bus corridors along the Airport Road and the N11 to Wexford, the Deputy will recall the opposition to them at the time. People told us they would never work and we would destroy every business along the route. They have been hugely successful, however. This is an advance on this. Some would say the super bus corridors are good alternatives to light rail or even heavy rail. I am not sure I would go along with that entirely. Where they have run, they are very successful and cost effective. A price of €200 million for such a system is relatively cheap compared to the prices we are quoted for alternatives.

The taxi advisory group is reviewing taxi fares and there will be probably be a recommendation for an increase. There has not been an increase since 2010. There was a possibility of an increase in 2012 but the taxi people felt that in the interests of competitiveness they did not want it.