Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

We talk about the length of time it should take to deliver a system, whether it is Luas or metro. Senator Morrissey referred to the model in Madrid which we should follow.

In 1997 the city of Montpellier in France was developing its Luas type system. It is up and running, yet we are still struggling with ours. There is something seriously wrong and Members on the Government side have referred to that. When we talk about the problems Luas will bring, it is not just the Red Cow roundabout. There will be serious problems on the north quays with traffic coming in from west Dublin through the Phoenix Park. Luas will cross the quays from Heuston Station every three minutes. That will cause major problems unless we get people out of their cars. However, there is nothing coming on stream in the west of Dublin to get people out of their cars.