Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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The original project was estimated at a particular cost to the Exchequer at a particular moment in time. The new proposal is coming in significantly cheaper than that but one of the main concerns for a certain cohort of my constituents and beyond on the north side of Dublin is the capacity issue for the metro and its linkages with the existing network. In terms of the planning and development of metro north and its integration with other transport services within the greater Dublin area the capacity should be front and centre in any consideration of platform length, tunnel capacity, access and egress to those underground stations and other such measures. It is all well and good to talk about the savings to the Exchequer, which is part of the reason the Committee of Public Accounts exists, but it is also important to recognise that if we do not build in capacity, at a future point we would end up spending vast sums later in the process on extra carriages but also in terms of ancillary exits and access points for emergency purposes and for general access to stations. That would be in no one's interests.

It is a long question, probably with a short answer.