Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We could talk about many issues in that regard, or we could talk about the Ardee bypass and the multiple issues we have, but I accept we are here to discuss this report. The question is how we get to a better place that delivers for everybody in that regard, while taking everything into account from safety to emissions.

Apart from the port tunnel, we also hear from coach operators about the difficulty of being stuck with the cost of travelling via the M1 toll bridge. Apart from the cost, there is also the environmental damage that is being done. We are trying to facilitate public transport and buses in particular.

I have a tendency to go off on tangents and to stretch the remit. Another issue relates to the view of TII on the fact that buses travelling to Belfast can use the hard shoulder on certain sections of the motorway, which facilitates them. Is that something that could be looked at from the point of view of Dublin? It has been brought to my attention by companies such as Matthews Coaches and others.