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

The additional carriages that we have ordered for the commuter lines to Kildare, Drogheda and Maynooth, which will increase the capacity on those lines by 34% in 2021 to the benefit of my constituency and others, and MetroLink, which is making a lot of advances.

As the Deputy mentioned one road project I think it is only fair that I mention some of the many public transport projects that are happening under this Government. We do need some investment in roads. We need to better connect ports such as Rosslare and Foynes to our road and motorway network. There are towns around the country that need bypasses, such as Adare, Virginia or Ardee, because bypasses will calm those towns. As we move into the future and have more electric cars, hybrid buses and more trucks powered by hydrogen, they will need roads. That is why it makes sense in some circumstances to have bypasses in order that those electric vehicles and hybrid buses and hydrogen-powered trucks are not going down the main streets but are going around the bypass instead.

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