Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is a fair point. Sometimes we make policy that is positive and popular and has the desired outcome in increasing the use of public transport. If we were to consider every eventuality, however, we would never make a decision in the first place. I make that as a general point. The NTA should make very quick decisions in terms of additionality. The capital is there to buy buses and to put additional services in place.

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