Seanad debates
Wednesday, 15 October 2003
Public Transport: Motion.
We may have jumped a bit early in terms of identifying the need for a metro project, but I welcome the kind of information and co-operation taking place between the Minister's office, the Railway Procurement Agency and the Spanish authorities in terms, perhaps, of identifying cheaper methods of delivering the project. This could have implications for the Oireachtas in terms of imminent legislation which will assist in the procurement of land and the delivery of a project in an unprecedented fashion for infrastructural projects of this size. It has been difficult as it is recognised that there has not been a pattern or a history of delivering projects of this nature in Ireland. We are on a learning curve and it is probably unfair to put the blame on the RPA, the Government or whoever. I urge all sides to come together and to come forward with positive ideas to build the transport network we need and ensure we have a world class transport system.
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