Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There would be 20 or more trains per hour, as opposed to the eight or nine that can now operate. There is the question of throughput. If that bottleneck could be removed, we could have better connectivity, but not having it now is a significant issue. Taking account of the totality of all of the plans, it would be useful for the committee at its next official meeting to have the issue of congestion at the top of its agenda, starting with the rail and road transport network in the city and the length of commutes and trying to shorten them, as family life suffers hugely as a result. Commuters are sitting in traffic queues.

I will let the Minister finish his point.