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

-----where people are taking 2 km or 3 km trips. That is not the sort of situation for which we are looking to provide a park-and-ride service. It is more for helping with long-term solutions. The solution in the case of Portmarnock has to come from the local authority. Fingal County Council is starting to step up by making sure there are proper footpaths and safe cycling access, so that we can start getting what is available in Dutch towns and cities where there are massive bike parking facilities beside railway stations.

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