Mr. Hugh Creegan:

Congestion charges are not part of the transport strategy that was published and approved two years ago, but we effectively achieved the same outcome that congestion charging would have because of various restrictions that have occurred in the city centre. As we dedicate more space to the bus lanes in the city centre, it will have the same net effect as applying congestion charges because there will be less space available to cars and therefore fewer cars will be going into the city centre.

On the Pigeon House Road, the Senator mentioned that it is only an indicative line, and that is correct. That corridor plan will be published in mid February and the full details for that Ringsend corridor will be available at that stage.