Seanad debates
Wednesday, 15 October 2003
Public Transport: Motion.
Recently we had the fiasco with the DART where the Minister was not even aware of the massive disruption that would take place as a result of weekend suspensions of the services. He admitted under cross-examination in the other House that he was not fully aware of the plans. Why can work not be carried out at night, at off-peak times or at weekends while still maintaining some level of service? I cannot understand why everything here must come to a stop at night with any infrastructural project. It is unsatisfactory and we need to get the country moving. Our infrastructure is appalling. It is a ringing indictment of this Government that while in Government at a time of economic boom it did not plan ahead and foresee the difficulties the boom would bring in terms of transport.
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