Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport

Mr. Kenneth Spratt:

I will hand over to Mr. Doocey to comment on MetroLink, the Luas for Cherrywood, BusConnects and their associated timelines. Public consultation and engagement will be important for us indefinitely but we need to make great progress on it over the next five years in particular. That is why one of our key people on the climate action side will be focused entirely on genuine public consultation, seeking to understand what makes people tick when it comes to shifting modes. There will be engagement in order that people will understand that while sacrifices will have to be made by everybody, they should only be asked to make sacrifices they are capable of carrying. People who have more to give will make greater sacrifices, while those who do not have much to give will not be asked to give more than they should. That is why a principal officer is looking at that and will draw on the latest research, evidence and modelling in respect of behavioural science and the nudge factor.

Mr. Doocey might outline the scheduling of the projects.

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