Mr. Hugh Creegan:

The change on Pearse Street is the second or third change to the city centre under a plan developed by the NTA and Dublin City Council. Those changes have been properly calibrated and are speeding up our bus services, which was a part of the reason for making them. Improving the quality of the city centre was another reason. From my knowledge of what happened with the quays last year, the changes have not diminished the numbers of people coming into the city centre or the level of trade and business.

In terms of access to various places, certain journeys for some people become more inconvenient but they will still be able to access all the areas they were previously able to access. The changes just mean that people have to drive a different direction. Instead of moving westward along Pearse Street, drivers will have to manoeuvre themselves to move eastward along Pearse Street. All the locations that were previously accessible by car continue to be accessible. It is just the routing that is different.