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

People's daily commutes are getting longer as the economy grows extremely fast. This morning thousands of commuters were held up because of an accident near the port tunnel. The Joint Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport is considering how to attack the issues which delay transport unnecessarily. There should be far more thinking in local government and transport companies to ensure that when such accidents happen, they will be dealt with immediately. We will be holding hearings on why commuter delays happen and what we can do about them in the medium term. We are focused on and fully support Project Ireland 2040 and the national development plan which will transform the economy, towns and cities. However, we must deal with the pinch points, the restrictions and the traffic congestion which is unacceptable and getting worse.