Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael)

——plus trying to get in the last six, seven or eight miles. The Minister touched on it, but I did not catch exactly what he said.

A significant cost must be borne by the State, whether through the land being in State possession or the State having to purchase the land, to make available large open-space car parks on the periphery of the city and then to make the buses available from the car parks via the bus lanes into the city. One only travels five to seven miles in the last 90 minutes in the car and any of us who travel from the countryside to this House realise that is the problem. I am sure the Acting Chairman does so.

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