Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is encouraging. People expect and understand minor bumps in the road with regard to projects, given the year we are having. From what I can see and what the Department of Transport has published, the major projects still seem to be moving forward more or less at the pace that has been set out. Hopefully, that will continue.

I will make a small point the Minister of State might consider. During the previous lockdown earlier this year, the Dublin Port tunnel, which operates at €10 during peak hours, southbound in the morning and northbound in the evening, reduced to €3 and that was seen as a measure for essential workers. There are many people living in north Dublin, Louth and Meath who work in hospitals or critical infrastructure in south Dublin. Is that something the Minister of State might consider re-implementing for the next six weeks? She does not need to answer that now but she might come back to me on it.

A great deal of funding is going towards active travel, which is fantastic. Walking and cycling to school safely is a key priority for all of us. I live in an estate that is right beside two schools that one does not have to cross a road to get to and I still see parents, even on a fine morning, drive their kids 50 yards up the road to school, which can be frustrating. I am not sure what more we can do for people like that - probably nothing.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the Government announced that it would aim to spend the equivalent of €1 million per day on cycle lanes. I do not see that matched up here. I might be thinking of two different pots and confusing a promise with reality. Would the Minister of State be able to fill that gap for me in terms of the funding for cycle lanes in particular?