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- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Perhaps we might hold a special meeting of the committee to deal with the issue of congestion in the city and bring in the key players to talk about it.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Absolutely. That is critical. Another matter dealt with in the national development plan is resignalling in the city.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I mentioned resignalling and increasing capacity in places such as Connolly Station. That is key.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: There would be 20 or more trains per hour, as opposed to the eight or nine that can now operate. There is the question of throughput. If that bottleneck could be removed, we could have better connectivity, but not having it now is a significant issue. Taking account of the totality of all of the plans, it would be useful for the committee at its next official meeting to have the issue of...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister read the details in response to an earlier question. They conform to my knowledge. I hope he will have the hybrid diesel electric trains in service by 2022. That is hugely important, as it will be transformational in passengers travelling to and from places such as Drogheda. Approximately 1,200 passengers per day use the rail service between Drogheda and Dublin. As each of...
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: It is hugely important and that is what the Government is doing.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: That is when they will start.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: It is not in ten years' time; it is as soon as they arrive.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The problem when the trains are ordered, because hybrid diesel trains are new trains, is they have to be constructed to our specification. That is why it will take that length of time.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The whole thing is in play.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness to Deputy Catherine Murphy, she is entitled to ask these questions-----
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: -----and she is entitled to get the answers today.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has been waiting. We are discussing programme B.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I do not mind, if Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is happy to wait.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister is answering the questions.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: Every Member of the Oireachtas is entitled to ask questions. If Deputy Danny Healy-Rae wishes to ask a question now I do not have a problem with it. Other questions have been asked. We are answering questions. The Minister is not finished. I think it is appropriate.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: It is appropriate for Deputy Danny Healy-Rae to ask his question.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The question was very clear.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Deputy Danny Healy-Rae for being so brief.
- Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (18 Apr 2018) Fergus O'Dowd: The spatial strategy is reviewed every five years. In other words, it is the broad brush stroke in the spatial strategy, while the day-to-day spending is dictated by the issues to which Deputy Robert Troy refers.