Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would very much welcome the Minister's thoughts on the commuter rail link that will link into Adare. One of the bigger issues in Adare has been the lack of a bypass. I know the Minister has tried to get through Adare. Once again, rail and road are not mutually exclusive. We also need to bring people from other areas of the country, such as Cork, via the M20. I am once again saying, and it is a philosophy of mine, that road and rail are not mutually exclusive. I totally buy into rail but, equally, there is a serious problem in Adare with the lack of a bypass and the bottleneck. The bypass is before An Bord Pleanála at present and we are looking at the M20 project coming forward as well. I ask the Minister to bear in mind that Adare has a serious problem with traffic.