Emer Currie (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Okay. I mentioned it to the NTA officials earlier but they did not get a chance to respond. I agree about the importance of orbital routes. The orbital Luas was mentioned as well. That is a lost opportunity.

I mentioned Lucan north earlier. Deputy Higgins looks after Lucan village and then when you go over the Liffey it is Lucan north. There is a pocket of Lucan there and it is being left behind when it comes to bus services because the bus services are now going down the Lucan Road in the village and to get to the Lucan Road it is a fair few kilometres' walk from, say, the back of the estates in Lucan north. The only option is a bus that comes once per hour, so it is not a viable route. It is not an improvement for the community of Lucan north.

On Mill Road in Blanchardstown as well, I ask Mr. Coyne to clarify whether the bus for the B spine will be connecting up with Connolly Hospital such that it will be a viable route for people who work in the hospital, the children's hospital there, as well as the hospice. It is very important to the staff that they have better links from the hospital. Will Mr. Coyne also clarify if it is actually going under the underpass on Mill Road into Blanchardstown village?