We need to develop the Spencer Dock terminus for the Maynooth and Sligo routes and we must have an interchange in Phibsboro. In the longer term, the proposed new rail tunnel linking Connolly and Heuston stations should go through the south inner city thereby creating a circular line connecting the central rail stations and key locations in between. We must invest in the signalling system between Connolly and Pearse Street stations to increase the number of trains coming through at peak times. These measures are essential and it will take years to get these things done at the present rate.