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

During the summer, the Government published the review of the capital plan. In the foreword, the Minister stated that it would be the foundation for further discussion and analysis before final decisions were made. I do not expect the Taoiseach to do so now, but were he to look at what is written about transport on page 63, he would see it to be very limited in terms of content. I am raising this matter because, in South Dublin County Council's area, which is my area, there are plans for a new town of Clonburris, with an estimated 8,000 or 8,500 housing units and a projected future population of more than 20,000 people. While the local authority is the lead agency in developing the plan, it cannot be done in isolation from the Government as regards infrastructure, particularly traffic infrastructure. Before the Government signs off on its capital plan, will it publish the documents from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and will it facilitate a debate on the capital plan in the House?

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