Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

As for the ongoing work, almost €1 billion is being spent on the M50, which is hugely important to Deputy Higgins's constituency. This work is well under way. As the Deputy is aware, the project will be in three phases and I outlined what is entailed to Deputy Rabbitte two weeks ago. If one considers initiatives such as the tunnel, which will open in a month's time, the 100 buses, the work on the corridors and the efforts of the Garda in part of the Deputy's constituency, I hope that in the short term — in a month or two — they will go some way towards alleviating the problem.

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