Mr. Gareth Llewellyn:

I do not think TII sees that as a pressure. There is definitely an opportunity in it. As I said, TII has an obligation to provide a safe and efficient road transport network. We have to do that under law unless we are told by the Minister to have a derogation for a period. When we are building changes to the roads, there is an opportunity to put cycle paths or greenways alongside them, which is something TII already is doing. Part of the challenge in this regard is that we could end up with a greenway that is very busy because it is being built as part of an ongoing change to a road network. It is important that whatever infrastructure is put in place, there is an awareness of how a greenway is connected up with existing cycle paths and so on to encourage active travel. I know TII is thinking about that because it was a specific question I had.

The other aspect is making sure that when roads are designed, there are very clear views as to what elements will be public transport and which will be personal transport. At the moment, personal transport is based on the internal combustion engine but it will, at some point, be based around electricity or hydrogen fuel. The roads will still be needed. It is about having enough view of what the long term is to make sure we are making decisions now that will make provision for 20, 30 or 40 years. We are very focused on the 2:1 aspect. MetroLink, obviously, will be a big chunk of that, particularly in terms of moving people around the Dublin area.