Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We are advancing key road investments, including widening the N7 around Naas, and the linked work on the Sallins bypass and access to the Millennium business park, as well as preparatory work and planning on projects in the capital plan such as the Dunkettle upgrade and the N4 from Colooney to Castlebaldwin. We are planning other key projects, such as Metro North and the Dart expansion. We are expanding the bus market in 2017. I have always maintained that competition is good for the passenger and the taxpayer.

The budget is about keeping a growing economy moving. We need transport provision to keep pace and avoid becoming an impediment to that growth.

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