Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

According to what Mr. O'Brien said, the city council ignored the consequences of 55 m Luas trams. It seems to be saying that all transport modes should be set aside to facilitate the longer trams. Could it not have waited another year or more until more appropriate traffic control measures were in place in the city? I gather from what Mr. O'Brien said that longer trams in the city centre were to be facilitated at all costs at the expense of buses, taxies and even cyclists. Could the council not have held off since it could see a problem coming?