Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Maybe I was not clear, I am sorry, Chairman. I agree absolutely. I use it every day. There is no problem with the capacity of the motorway. The problem is when the motorway ends at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre. We do not have "Back to the Future" cars. No one here is Michael J. Fox - we cannot fly across Blanchardstown. When we hit it, bar finding Dr. Scott, we are getting nowhere from Blanchardstown. The capacity of the motorway is fine. The problem is the point at which it ends. It becomes an undesirable route for people and they end up on the rat runs, just as they did in the 1990s. I completely accept that the projections are strong, but the M3 may become an undesirable source or choice for people. The irony is if that growth continues, it will become undesirable because the traffic has to stop somewhere, and it is going to stop at Blanchardstown.