Seanad debates
Tuesday, 9 November 2004
Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements.
4:00 pm
Joe O'Toole (Independent)
We should ban the super-cube transport from the city and immediately begin the line to link the Luas services. Let us ignore the begrudgers who say that will tear up the city. It needs to be done; let us do it. We should also have compulsory purchase orders which would allow the construction to proceed. If people object to compulsory purchase, the money offered should be put in the bank, as is done in many European countries. People should be informed of the amount of money being offered to them and also be told that the building of a road is going ahead. They should be told that if they want to appeal, a fair appeals structure is in place which may or may not award them more money, but they should not be allowed to stop the project going ahead.
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