Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Project Ireland 2040 foresees the population of Cork city expanding by 115,000 to 350,000 and the population of the metropolitan area to around 400,000. Increasingly there is consensus that such growth is not sustainable if based on a heavy reliance on cars. Cork needs more buses, bus rapid transit and probably light rail services. In January I raised the issue of the Cork metropolitan transport strategy with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport who said it would be published in February and subject to public consultation, but there is still no sign of it. Like so many issues affecting Cork, it appears that the Government is dragging its feet. When will the strategy be published and when will it be subject to public consultation?

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