Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)

If my information is correct, we will meet again next week and will get a chance to discuss the issue I want to raise in detail, which is recent fare changes that affect my constituents, particularly those in Balbriggan and Skerries. I will give one example of a man and his wife. He has parking in Dublin city centre, which he has never used. However, because of the increase in fares, it has become significantly cheaper for him to drive in. This is counterintuitive. The price for him and his wife, including parking, has gone up to €100 a week. It is cheaper to put diesel in the car and drive in. That is the impact this is having; ditto on the 300% increase in child fares. I cannot fathom it. I understand in the time remaining that Mr. Creegan is not going to be able to go into it in detail about it, and while we will have a chance to discuss that next week, I would like to hear even a brief response. My office in Balbriggan has been inundated with representations from people living in Skerries and Balbriggan and parents living all over who are utterly dismayed at this. They are bringing their kids up to use public transport and to do the right thing, and it appears the NTA is acting in a counterintuitive way.