Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have read the response which, as I say, is one of the advantages of being in the Chair. These objectives were included in the city development plan in 2005 by the councillors. The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, was there at the time. It was positive and proactive. We recognised that it was important. Yesterday or the day before, we saw the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which spelled out the terrible consequences there will be if we do not take action. The National Transport Authority was involved in developing the transport plan in 2016. At that point, it was fully aware that no action had been taken since 2005. The Minister's response today shows me that some progress has been made with regard to the east side of the city. The west has been completely forgotten. In previous answers, which I have to hand, I was told that sites on both the east and west sides were being looked at. They are the objectives in the plan. Here we are in 2022 dealing with an objective from 2005 and not one single site has been identified for park-and-ride facilities as traffic congestion in Galway worsens.

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