Mr. Barry Aldworth:

Dublin needs the establishment of one body to handle these decisions. Congestion in Dublin has been getting worse for a long time. It is not new and one factor has been the tendency to blame motorists and then get into infighting about what to do next.

Having one body responsible for it seems to be the logical way forward and needs to be scoped out.

On alternatives for Dublin Bus, Parliament Street is a potential example. Use of Suffolk Street could work with a little re-engineering, if we are willing to make that investment. What needs to be assessed is the number of Dublin Bus services which pass by Trinity College Dublin and within 500 m of O’Connell Bridge. We then need to weigh the number of services passing these destinations with the number of passengers who actually get off buses at these stops. To anyone looking at the city, nearly every bus passes these destinations but not every passenger gets off at one of these stops. We need to assess what routes need to pass through the area and remove those that do not need to do so. That is the only viable solution.