Mr. Cormac O'Rourke:

No, TII did not have any involvement in the DART underground. It was a matter for CIE.

The Deputy is correct that in terms of transitioning, the solution to Dublin's traffic congestion is public transport. It is not, necessarily, major roads. We are doing a piece of work with the NTA on radial bus routes and radial BRT to see if we can reduce the levels of congestion on the M50. Currently, all routes go into the city such that if a person wants to go from UCD or Dundrum to the N7 or Citywest he or she has to go into town first and then outwards.