Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to those slip lanes, I presume the Minister and his officials are aware of that. You will have a cycle lane, a bus lane, what would be traditionally known as the slow lane and the faster lane on the outer side. That slow lane becomes a turning lane and, therefore, a national road goes down to one lane moving-ish. This is the result of the BusConnects proposal. I have made my observations known to the NTA. I know we were discussing climate targets and for a while, I thought it was a Green Party conference given some of the comments the Minister made. I think we must be very cognisant of the long-term impact of this plan. The Minister and I may disagree about the N11-M11 junction. I know the Minister's preference is everybody on a bicycle but the reality is that we must also accommodate some level of motor vehicle and transport, including public transport. I am alerting the Minister and his officials that the proposed design is the wrong proposal for that national route.