Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In the short time I have left I want to raise something that is a bugbear of people in my constituency regarding the Dublin Port tunnel. I have tried to get through to it myself on this. It advertises most mornings that it will be closed northbound between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. or 6 a.m. the next morning, whatever it may be. It is on the road signage. Almost every night it is closed at 9.30 p.m. or 9.45 p.m., when people are coming back, so it is closed before 10 p.m. If people who work 12-hour shifts use the port tunnel one way, they are likely to use it on the way back. They are hoping to get in before 10 p.m. That is an anti-congestion piece of infrastructure to keep people out of the city. Could Mr. Walsh get the message back please that if it says 10 p.m. then it should be closed at 10 p.m.? If people are there 30 seconds before 10 p.m. they should be able to get through the tunnel.

Mr. Maher is our director of network operations and can provide some background on that.