Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport
9:00 am
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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An underground system in Dublin is desirable to prevent bad weather affecting traffic. Metro North was agreed by Cabinet in 2015, is to commence in 2021 and will finish in 2026-2027. Why is there a delay? Is it solely a funding issue? Traffic in cities across Ireland, and particularly in Dublin, leads to the prospect of a dismal, bleak future and an underground is the answer.