Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have just welcomed the 300 jobs. These questions are valid. We have State assets involved in this so clarity is required on the issues. I am not asking for anything but that. The Acting Leader might remember that, when I was a rookie Senator, I called for a debate on the traffic situation in Galway city a number of times. I remember being told that we had a very able Fine Gael mayor in Galway at the time, who was going to sort out the problems. That mayor is now Senator Hildegarde Naughton. There was a big meeting of more than 1,000 people in Galway about traffic issues on Thursday night. Senator Naughton admitted it was a huge issue and that she had not been able to address it when she was mayor. It would be timely to have a debate on traffic issues in Galway city. There are major issues of people travelling east and west in the city and trying to get around the city, the planning of schools and where people are working, the lack of connectedness in public transport, and the lack of cycle lanes. As I mentioned previously, it needs a cross-agency approach and we need the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the NRA, the NTA and Bus Éireann to come on board to put in place an integrated strategic traffic management plan for Galway. The debate on the issue would prove useful because it is the only city where we have such huge problems with traffic. I would welcome a debate on traffic in Galway.