James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to be very specific because we have limited time. I ask for the Chair's protection here. It is important to give full context because my time is limited and precious. Concerning things like the metro line in Dublin or Luas lines planned for Cork, I said to the Secretary General of the Minister's Department in the Committee of Public Accounts last week that there is extreme frustration among public representatives and the public about how quickly we can develop the public transport we desperately need. Do we need to reform that process? It is not about identifying fault, but about seeing where there is room for improvement. The Minister has a €165 billion plan and I want to know how he intends to spend it.