Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Is the same mistake that happened in Dublin being made in Cork where there is no public transport happening and we are investing everything in roads? We say we want to reduce the number of cars and stop sprawl development. Even before the problems last Monday, the light rail for Cork was planned with a 20-year timeframe. This project, if it goes ahead, will have a five-year timeframe. We have a ten to 15-year gap between providing public transport and motorways. The same mistake will be made that was in Dublin, namely, that the outer orbital motorways are developed and then there is a sprawl-based development. Accordingly, Cork continues to become an unsustainable development model.