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

Everybody has a role to play. I agree with the Deputy that this is a hugely important issue and it is a priority for the committee. I would like to make a couple of points before I call Deputy Catherine Murphy.

There are various authorities doing excellent work in the transport area but is there a need for an overall tsar, somebody to whom everybody would be accountable? In other words, should we have somebody in charge who is accountable to the Oireachtas for leading the change that needs to take place in the interim and to identify and solve the pinch points? I am not suggesting that the organisations are working in silos because they definitely are not, but is there need for a designated person who would have the authority to knock heads together to get things moving and at the same time be accountable for this area?