Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

The range and capacity of bus and rail commuter services will be greatly enhanced by new intercity and commuter rail services, Luas extensions and so on.

Competitiveness in its many facets must be a priority for Government and should be for this House. Instead of adopting the approach of constantly shouting that the sky is falling on our heads, it would be welcome if Fine Gael engaged in a serious debate about concrete action, put aside the spreading of fears and concentrated on constructive proposals from now on.

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