Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

How did it fall off the plan, given the landscape in that area between Dundrum and Tallaght is entirely characterised by rural laneways that have been tarmacadamed over and swallowed up by suburbia which is now very densely populated? Their transport needs cannot be met by buses even if there were buses available.

I want to impress on the Minister the urgency of ensuring that this feasibility study is done because it came as a surprise both to the RPA and to the DTO and everybody else on the morning it was announced by the Minister. Is there a commitment to it? Given that there was money available for a feasibility study which we did not know about, is it possible that there is money to build it before the end of Transport 21? We cannot wait if construction is only to start on that project in 2015.

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