Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I asked the guests about their opinion on using restricted delivery times for coming into the capital city. I also asked representatives from Dublin City Council about parking along the quays. Mr. O'Brien said spaces could be lost due to the new cycle network that was proposed at a council meeting earlier today. He was asked by the Chairman how those spaces would be compensated for and he said that not too many spaces would be lost. Where will the network go from? The quays are the busiest arteries into he city. From Heuston Station to the headquarters for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, there is a huge amount of space being utilised for car parking. There are so many alternatives in the way of private car parking and new multi-storey parking which is coming on stream, could we not increase the capacity along the quays in addition to what is being proposed as regards cycle paths? Cars are now becoming super-efficient from the point of view of CO2 and emissions and do not do the damage of which they were once accused. Has this possibility been looked at?