Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When the Minister speaks of all of these plans he never once gives a timeline. He talks about BusConnects but that is 2027. At present, 60% of new Dublin Bus buses are replacement buses, at a time when the number of passenger journeys on Dublin bus has increased from approximately 120 million to 150 million per annum in three years. This year, 15 of the new buses are actually replacement buses. The funding that has been spent on cycling infrastructure in the past three years has decreased from €18 million to €8 million. The Minister spoke about longer trams. Was the Department made aware of the technical fault? It is my understanding these longer trams are the first of their type anywhere in the world. Do we have confidence that when they come back at the end of May they will work satisfactorily? When they come back at the end of May, will they provide the same chaos that was provided to other modes of transport in the capital city? With regard to College Green, when will An Bord Pleanála adjudicate on the future plaza on College Green?

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