Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

There are many good measures in Transport 21 but it is also short-sighted. In Kildare North, there will be commuter services from Maynooth to Dublin city centre and Hazelhatch to Dublin city centre in ten years' time. At that point, when one tries to board a train in Sallins or Kilcock one will find that only the peak time service is of the standard it should be in a "commuter belt". If we had a policy of encouraging people to use public transport we would take a ten year approach rather than simply solve today's problems.

Deputy Cregan said this is a "win-win situation" for developing countries. That is an appalling statement.

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