Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is the third question. What did it cost at the time and what would it have cost to provide an extra lane? The bridges were left wide enough, thank God, so space was left to do it. From the point of view of cost-benefit at the time, it would have been a hell of a lot better if three lanes had been provided in both directions from day one.

I acknowledge that magical work was done to keep traffic moving through Newlands Cross. The minute people heard that project was going to happen, they were in dread of it, including the 12,000 commuters from my county. Many people acknowledged it so I pass that on.