Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I believe we have the correct structure in Dublin. The National Transport Authority, NTA, is the lead authority in designing and implementing the city transport strategy. An example of this is the BusConnects project. Its implementation will not be without difficulties. I was speaking to Deputy Lahart's constituency colleague, Deputy Duffy, last night in Rathfarnham. The Deputy will be aware of the granular detail but, in general, this scheme, although it is called BusConnects, will completely transform the city for the better as regards cycling. We are in the third round of consultation now and, during the process, the scheme changed from one which was very traditional and heavily orientated towards traffic to one which promotes pedestrian, cyclist and e-mobility safety structures. It is critical that this scheme be introduced, although it may need further amendment in respect of very local specific issues. The broad outline of the plan seems right to me. The authority has done good work in the consultation. We do not need a tsar; we need to implement what we have.

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