Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I return to metro north. The Luas cross-city project is close to completion and will be another great asset for the capital city. Dublin Airport has reached the figure of 28 million passengers and is heading towards its cap. It could be heading to become a Gatwick-sized airport. What is its status? When he was here a few months ago the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, had us hopping on metro north around 2026 or 2027, which seems like an incredible time into the future. What work has been done so far? As Mr. Nolan knows, Fingal County Council is now 100% behind the project which will assist the county. The local authority received the accolade from the chambers of commerce of being No. 1 in the country for its economic and social planning and so on. What steps are we taking? Is it possible to expedite the project to have some system in place to assist Dublin's north side, in particular Fingal and the airport which is such a driver of economic growth?