Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These are very important matters, and probably matters that would be better answered by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport than me. I am very encouraged by the fact that we are seeing a significant increase in the number of people using public transport this year and last year, and a lot of that is down to the improvements in the economy and the fact that there are more people working. I am looking forward in a few weeks' time to opening the Luas cross-city with the Minister, Deputy Ross, which is a project that I signed the order on seven years ago. I remember well at the time that, when my officials told me that it would take seven years, I thought, "Sure, I never know where I will be then".

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