Jim McDaid (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)

Some people consider what is happening with the DART to be a necessary evil. It does not matter, however, if we upgraded the system – adding extra carriages and extending the platforms – in 1984, 2014 or 2024 because the same discomfiture would occur. We have to deal with it now because the long-term benefits of upgrading the system will be great. The Department has gone into all the aspects of doing this work.