Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has reiterated the road network rather than noise or flights are the issues surrounding the passenger cap at Dublin airport
Speaking to Newstalk’s Anton Savage Show, Minister Eamon Ryan said: The whole issue about the passenger cap in Dublin airport wasn’t originally about the number of flights, it related to the land transport aspect. When that decision was made in 2007, and the cap was put on, we already knew that even though we were widening the M50 and upgrading the junction with the M1, the road network couldn’t take any more, even when it was widened. And that’s why An Bord Pleanála put the cap in place.”
“We’ve had long enough waiting, we now need to start delivering. We deliver Metro, Dart+, Bus Connects, and we deliver a safer, more attractive, more vibrant city centre.
Minister Ryan suggests reorganizing traffic in Dublin City Centre instead of banning it.
The Dublin Metro rail proposal is expected to go into public consultation this month, and the Minister is confident it will be approved.
The plans to restrict private motor traffic in the city centre have received mixed reactions, with environmentalists supporting them while some businesses express concerns about negative impacts.
“There won’t be a traffic ban in Dublin. It’s stopping the through traffic. We are investing massively in public transport, not just in Dublin, but also Cork, Galway, Waterford, Limerick and around the country. “
“We are building a metropolitan rail system in Cork. We’ve just opened up five of the Bus Connects route corridors – we’re going to have to open the other six, and we’re going to start building that network this year, he added. I am confident the Dublin Metro, which has been in planning for 25 years, will be approved after its proposal goes to the public consultation this month.
“Metro will go to public consultation the week after next, and I’m confident it will get approval and it will be built. Under 25 years since, we’ve made a mistake on a couple of occasions, and we didn’t build it. It’s ready to go because we have the plans, we are at a very advanced stage. We’re also going to triple the Dart system in Dublin, and we will introduce those bus connects corridors next year.
