John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Gerry Adams referred to the review of public transport. I apologise for having to raise this issue. Having raised it in the normal way, through written and oral questions and topical issue debates, I quite honestly believe the answers I have received have been absolutely pathetic and devoid of any factual material. The reason I raised the question as to when the review will take place and its timing is that I am conscious that there is a mid-term capital review. It is important that if the review is to be effective, it will feed into it. Public transport has seen significant growth in use, and traffic in the west of Dublin, including between the N4 and N7 junctions on the M50, is at a level predicted for 2023. I am concerned that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, has not given factual detail in the replies he has given on the nature of the review, when it will take place and whether it will be produced in a timely way to feed meaningfully into the mid-term capital review.

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