Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Community buy-in is important with this. Other parts of Dublin have had some level of change. For example, if a person were to drive a car through a cul-de-sac and create difficulties for residents and a school community, that person would have issues with the council, the Part 8 process and councillors rejecting it, which would undermine the route proposals. The NTA has to work in partnership with local authorities, councillors and public representatives to ensure such a problem is mitigated.

Similarly, I am not sure how workable the Blanchardstown Centre hub will be. It could be the great white elephant of this plan. When one considers the present gridlock and the displacement of traffic across the Blanchardstown Centre, channelling so many buses through the shopping centre could collapse the hub proposal.

We will see what is proposed in the next phase. The marketing documentation states the NTA has listened. I hope it will continue to listen and respond to communities.