Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I listened to the debate with Deputy Brendan Smith. If we had a mobility hub in rural Cavan where drivers, not linked to the ownership of a particular car but availing of the facilities in the hub, could offer such services to those who wanted them, would we not have a very cheap and effective win-win for Deputy Brendan Smith's suggestion? Is it not the case that the mobility hub in Finglas has been a disaster? It is in the wrong place, it is not attracting the use it could, it needs to be located somewhere there is a genuine nub of people looking to make journeys, not on the outskirts where it is located. I ask the Minister to accelerate the development of these mobility hubs and think outside of the narrow conception. I believe Deputy Smith's problem could be addressed with such an approach, with the local authority and community organisations being at the heart of such a mobility hub.

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