Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We have a project to address this problem. I could think of a list as long as your arm of many other examples of towns we are looking to revive by taking out the through traffic. Now, for the county council in each of these areas, and Leitrim County Council in this case, if we are going to provide this bypass to remove the through-traffic, would it not do the devil and all in terms of improving Carrick-on-Shannon?

It is a spectacularly beautiful town. Let us make the most of the opportunity to take the through traffic out by putting that new road section in.

There has been much public comment in recent days on the Dublin scheme. I repeat what I said at the Luas launch on Saturday, which was that we need to proceed immediately. This is not something that can wait. For the sake of Dublin city and the traders, and not just the wider public, Dublin city needs a boost. When you enhance public transport and make it safer to walk and cycle, making it a more attractive public realm, that will benefit everyone in Dublin city. I would be deeply concerned if we delay. I would be slightly concerned about the likes of those variations where we might only apply certain measures between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Do we think it is safer at 8.30 p.m. such that we start bringing traffic back in when it is dark?