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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Ms Graham cannot really comment any further, but it is fair to say that there will be no significant increase in capacity of the Luas green line for the next couple of decades.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: What is that percentage in carrying capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I accept that the pandemic has changed things.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I have gone far as I can go on that one. On cycling, I am a big cyclist. I cycle in here more often than I drive but I also drive. I want to make the point that the concrete strips are a disaster. I have heard that so many people trip over them, slip over them, crash into them, including pedestrians and cyclists. There are probably too many of the concrete strips broken into single...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I may have said it before, maybe the Chairman was not listening.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: The point is that I had not cycled for 20 years. Some ten years ago I got back on a bike and I cycle here more often than I do not. There are, however, a lot of people who will not get on a bike. People have said it at this committee. They are terrified of getting on a bike, particularly in Dublin. I have to cross Leeson Street and then St. Stephen's Green. It is complex; it is not for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: We will have to schedule meetings differently in future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: It is as good as "Yes, Minister". I will have to wait for the policy of administration and the administration of policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I am not officially advocating that. As a member of the local authority, however, I had fought to make sure that the reservation was retained because we may need it in 50 years' time. It could be for a rail line, a cycle path or a linear park involving walking and cycling. The land in that part of the world is quite scarce. The minute the reservation is gone, it will be built on and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Chairman for now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Will the TII representatives explain: "M50 Traffic Control and Management including Variable Speed Limits ... to be complete in early 2023"? That is only a year away effectively. What will we see and what will it cost? Regarding another reference in the NDP to longer term proposals, is the M50 Dublin Port south access road the eastern bypass or is it something else? What is meant by M11...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: How many incidents per day are on the M50?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: That is about three a day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: What is the cost of the proposal? Mr. Walsh mentioned advisable speed limits. If people ignore or break them, are they subject to the law?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: What is the cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: How long is the appraisal period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: Is the south port access road the eastern bypass?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: What is it then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: This would be coming in from the port tunnel from the north side, effectively.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Gerry Horkan: So it is not an access from the south, from the Strand Road and those areas.