Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Vice Chairman for indulging me. Something occurred to me in the course of the conversation, particularly regarding bus rapid transit and whether or not it might be introduced. One of the current policies of the council on which we have a lot of correspondence - and I would appreciate it if Mr. Keegan might undertake a commitment to review it - is that in the areas where BRT is currently proposed, whether or not it happens and when it happens being another debate, traffic projects are not getting permission from Dublin City Council to proceed. I refer to road augmentations and other changes. In particular I am thinking of Swords Road, Drumcondra Road, etc. In one instance I have a project on my desk which I think the NTA is willing to fund. Dublin City Council has been sent this correspondence and the council regularly comes back to me saying it will not contemplate any changes to arrangements on that stretch - this case is on Swords Road specifically - as long as the bus rapid transit plans are still pending. I would appreciate a review of this approach.