Shane Moynihan (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

I agree with that. I would also say the public transport system is creaking in Lucan and Clondalkin at the moment. The NTA is not necessarily tacking on new demand but is addressing a backlog that should have been addressed a number of years ago. I am very pleased by the DART+ West programme, which will be a welcome innovation. However, I would encourage the NTA to overcommunicate that there is planning being done for Clonburris. I am encouraged to hear that there is planning for new routes in Clonburris and possibly Adamstown. However, I am also thinking of areas like Rathcoole and Saggart, which have a half-hourly bus service in the mornings for commuters. Traffic gridlock is a very real thing and there is no viable option in many people's eyes because the buses get stuck in the congestion. There is a totally different argument that we need to have around congestion more generally but also in terms of route planning. We need to overcommunicate that new routes are coming on stream. The instant gut reaction when development happens is to ask where the transport is to back it up. That needs to go in. I look forward to seeing those plans.