Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport the growth in the volume of traffic in the Greater Dublin Area since 1997 to date in 2008; the growth in traffic volume for each of the years between 1997 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The data available to my Department on the general growth in passenger traffic in the Greater Dublin Area over the last ten years is contained in the Census travel to work and travel to education data for the years 1996, 2002 and 2006.

In summary, the table below shows a growth of 33% in trips to work and education in the Greater Dublin Area over the last ten years. The growth in car trips is close to 70%, while trips by rail have more than doubled (aided by the addition of LUAS in 2004). Cycling trips have declined by 25% over the same period and trips by bus have remained almost static (just a 2% increase in the last 10 years).