Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion

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

I just wish to address that because that particular point is coming up generally. I think everyone is pro-public transport. However, there are people who may have lived in an area for their entire lives and there needs to be that engagement. It is coming into public discourse. Polarisation is a major problem. There has been a change in the political landscape in the past couple of years that is not making for good decision-making around policy. Everyone is entitled to their view. Senator Seery Kearney made the valid point that we have to see each other's point so we get to something that is workable. With respect to Mr. Coyne, in my dealings with the NTA, it makes the decisions on the routes. I would like to see Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus having much more engagement on it and the routes coming down. If we can just go back. I just want to support-----

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