Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)

It is absolutely scandalous. Some €45 million has been spent on preparatory work for the DART underground project and a further €8 million or €9 million on the Luas BXD proposal. The Government has promised it will undertake one of these three projects. I urge that we proceed with the one that gives us the most, including the most jobs. The Government is always talking about jobs. The returns from metro north are huge for the communities it will serve. I urge the Government to look at that.

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