As the General election approaches, we have asked all* candidates to answer questions on some of the most important topics to Dublin Commuter Coalition members, and if they will commit to delivering some of the key principles we outlined in our General Election Manifesto
The questions put to candidates were:
What are your current primary modes of transportation?
How would you improve how people move around Dublin?
Will you support the delivery of the Metrolink project as currently planned?
Will you advocate for an all service monthly ticket available to everyone (including those who don't have access to tax saver tickets) for travel in the Greater Dublin Area?
Will you support the continued rollout of the bus connects network redesign?
Will you support introducing camera enforcement of bus lanes, cycle lanes, red lights, footpath parking, etc. to tackle the widespread lawbreaking and dangerous driving on our roads?
Will you support the implementation of the proposed Bus Connects Core Bus Corridors, even when it requires reallocating space from private cars to provide infrastructure for bus users, cyclists and pedestrians?
Are you aware of the hierarchy of road users (DMURS; Article 2.2.2), and will you commit to applying it wherever possible?
How much do you agree with the statement “Bus lanes should be 24/7 to ease congestion, especially for workers who commute by bus in the evenings and on Sundays."Â
Will you support the delivery of the Dart plus programme?
The RSA’s Vision Zero Plan aims for a 34% reduction in road deaths in 2024 from the previous year. Do you support the implementation of 30kph default speeds in urban areas to make our roads and streets safer?Â
Will you support funding for the Finglas Luas to be delivered by 2031 (or earlier)?Â
Investment in Public Transport was almost €500m in 2022, Do you (and your party if applicable) support increasing, reducing or maintaining this level of investment?Â
*We have tried to contact all candidates based on publicly available contact details, however if you are a candidate and have not heard from us, please get in touch and we will send you a link to the survey.
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Survey Questions and Responses
1. What are your current primary modes of transportation?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Bicycle, train |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Cycling & public transport |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Walking and Luas |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Bike |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | Rail, bus, car |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Car and bus. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Bus, bicycle, car |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Bus |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Bicycle |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | I cycle, I take the bus, I walk and I drive. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | - |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Bike and bus |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Cycling, Car, Public Transport |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Car, bike, Luas |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Walking, Bike, Bus, DART, Luas, Car |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | Bike, Dart, Bus and car |
2. How would you improve how people move around Dublin?Â
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Base street and road designs on sustainable safety principles, as practiced in Utrecht and other Dutch cities, implementing this approach in all new developments and retrofitting elsewhere. Improve permeability for active travel modes (i.e. walking, cycling, wheeling) in new and existing developments. Ensure the existing national policy removing minimum parking requirements in planning is implemented in practice. Require that providers of employee car parking either offer a cash alternative or count it as benefit in kind. Reallocate road space from car parking to active travel, landscape improvements, rainwater management and public transport. Electrify existing heavy rail and expand the Dart network. Build the Metro. Expand the tram network on the lines mentioned in the GDA strategy but over coming years not in the distant future as proposed in that strategy. Ensure all rail and light rail developments prioritise active travel modes both in accessing stations/stops and by availing of the opportunities to improve routes for those modes. Integrate ticketing and provision of timetables/journey planning on all public transport services including the oxymoronically "private" public transport services such as "Swords Express". Implement the Bus Connects Corridors but improve them in detailed design to provide for greater use of bus gates and one way systems, and better conditions for walking and cycling. Send more Dublin Bus and other bus company buses through the Port Tunnel. Rapidly complete the implementation of the remaining elements of the Bus Connects Network Design. When the implementation of the Network Design is complete, supply to every household either a full guide to the city's public transport system or a brochure explaining the basics and how to get timetable etc. information. Ensure all online information is correct and that information on the location of buses and trains is actually "real time" when it is presented as such. Use cameras and speed measuring devices to enforce traffic laws with automatic issuing of fines. |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Invest in light rail infrastructure and look at our procurement of busses, are we getting good value for the 0 emissions busses, when people still feel the busses are unreliable. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Dublin's future is multi modal. Any city that has a large population will have a multiplicity of needs- that is to say each person living in that city will need transport for different purposes at different times and therefore it is likely that they would be best served by varied options for transport. Commuting to work looks different from dropping two or three kids to seperate after school activities. This is why I believe the work of the next few years will require huge investment in Public Transport and Active Travel on one hand and constant callibration of the city scape, transport options on the other. After decades of development that almost singurlarly focused on roads, the rebalancing of investment to provide accessible streets, safe and protected cycling infrastructure, the Dart, the Metrolink, the extensions to the Luas and hopefully a number of projects we haven't even conceived of yet, is a major challenge. It will require a steadfast vision and a willingness to work with communties to get the best solutions. As someone caring for a person with a mobility impairment one of my key principles has always been that streets and cities that work for the most vulnerable persons will work for all persons. For me that guiding thought is how we improve movement in Dublin. |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | A lot more segregated, continuous cycle lanes, investment into safer walking around our communities, more frequent buses as planned under Bus Connects and greater east west connectivity, making sure the Metrolink project- we have to lift the commuter traffic off the roads on the northside of the city. |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | Increased investment in active travel and public transport |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Fast track creation of separated bike lanes. Roll out plans for an orbital tram route. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Increased frequency of bus and train services |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Investment in infrastructure such as LUAS to Finglas and MetroLink and expediting these projects where possible. Ensuring common-sense solutions to issues around traffic management. Advocating for additional resourcing for bus network. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | I would like to see more protected bike lanes and a better bus infrastructure |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Heavily invest in public transport, and in good quality segregated bike lanes. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | While we have delivered a dramatic increase in funding for public transport and walking and cycling infrastructure, we know that we need to go further if we’re going to meet our targets on climate, housing and balanced regional development. We estimate that an additional €10 billion will be needed for public transport between now and the end of 2030. In Dublin we will: Complete the introduction of a new city centre traffic management plan that has already started along the quays, transforming the environment right across the city centre. Over the lifetime of the next Government, complete the roll out of the new Dublin BusConnects network. This will involve building the 12 quality bus corridors that are now emerging from planning and further advancing the cycle and greenway network that will transform the city. There is no reason why we cannot follow the examples of cities in the Netherlands, Denmark and France, which are showing how urban mobility in less car-dominated cities can work. Start the construction of Dublin Metro, the Luas to Finglas and the DART+ programme, including an extension to Wicklow town which will see the tripling of the carrying capacity of the DART fleet. We will progress a new rail line to Navan and design the other Luas extensions we will need to Lucan, Poolbeg and Bray. In general, we now need to make services work better for everyone. To do this, we will: Provide ring-fenced budgets to each of the transport operating companies, solely for improving reliability and punctuality. Key goals will be to eliminate ‘ghost buses’ and improve train punctuality. Establish a new Office for Punctuality and Reliability in the NTA to oversee improvements by providers of public transport services. We will introduce contactless payments on all services, improving bus journey times and work towards a fully integrated ticketing system across all public transport services. Deliver next generation account-based ticketing across the PSO network. Establish new late-night and early-morning bus and rail services across the country. Task the new ‘IDA for skills’ with hiring more bus drivers to allow for higher service frequency for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. As much as possible, we will ensure that public transport timetables are aligned with each other, so that bus, rail and ferry transfers are smooth and timely. We will guarantee affordable fares that make public transport a competitive and attractive alternative to driving. Building on Austria’s experience, we will reform the TaxSaver ticket into a ‘Climate Ticket’, making it easier to access and delivering genuine savings for regular public transport users, including for those who commute fewer days per week while working from home. |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Improved public transport |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | In the short term, more investment and prioritisation of public transport i.e. more busses and the reallocation of road space. Longer term we need more light rail and a metro. |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | I would implement the Dublin City Transport Plan in full. I would also build Metro North, South West and West, expand capacity and frequency on the Red and Green lines and build new Luas lines to Finglas, Lucan and Poolbeg and implement all the Dublin-related recommendations of the All-Island Rail Review. I would eliminate parking charges at Park and Ride facilities and invest in expanding them to encourage longer distance commuters to switch to public transport for most of their journey. I would abolish the M50 and EastLink tolls to encourage people with destinations outside the city centre not to drive through it. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Accelerate the improvements under Bus Connects, roll out 24-hour bus services. |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | While we have delivered a dramatic increase in funding for public transport and walking and cycling infrastructure, we know that we need to go further if we’re going to meet our targets on climate, housing and balanced regional development. We estimate that an additional €10 billion will be needed for public transport between now and the end of 2030. In Dublin we will:
• Complete the introduction of a new city centre traffic management plan that has already started along the quays, transforming the environment right across the city centre.
• Over the lifetime of the next Government, complete the roll out of the new Dublin BusConnects network. This will involve building the 12 quality bus corridors that are now emerging from planning and further advancing the cycle and greenway network that will transform the city. There is no reason why we cannot follow the examples of cities in the Netherlands, Denmark and France, which are showing how urban mobility in less car-dominated cities can work.
• Start the construction of Dublin Metro, the Luas to Finglas and the DART+ programme, including an extension to Wicklow town which will see the tripling of the carrying capacity of the DART fleet. We will progress a new rail line to Navan and design the other Luas extensions we will need to Lucan, Poolbeg and Bray. In general, we now need to make services work better for everyone. To do this, we will:
• Provide ring-fenced budgets to each of the transport operating companies, solely for improving reliability and punctuality. Key goals will be to eliminate ‘ghost buses’ and improve train punctuality.
• Establish a new Office for Punctuality and Reliability in the NTA to oversee improvements by providers of public transport services.
• We will introduce contactless payments on all services, improving bus journey times and work towards a fully integrated ticketing system across all public transport services.
• Deliver next generation account-based ticketing across the PSO network.
• Establish new late-night and early-morning bus and rail services across the country.
• Establish a dedicated Public Transport Safety Unit in An Garda SÃochána (AGS), starting with routes and services where the need is greatest.
• Task the new ‘IDA for skills’ with hiring more bus drivers to allow for higher service frequency for Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann.
• As much as possible, we will ensure that public transport timetables are aligned with each other, so that bus, rail and ferry transfers are smooth and timely. We will guarantee affordable fares that make public transport a competitive and attractive alternative to driving.
• Building on Austria’s experience, we will reform the TaxSaver ticket into a ‘Climate Ticket’, making it easier to access and delivering genuine savings for regular public transport users, including for those who commute fewer days per week while working from home. |
3. Will you support the delivery of the Metrolink project as currently planned?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Absolutely yes and I have been very vocal in that support at the oral hearing in An Bord Pleanála |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | I realise now that getting people around Dublin without car is a bigger priority than getting people to and from the airport. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Yes |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes. No more delays, it took a decade to get it back on track after it was put on hold by a previous Government. Only the Green Party prioritise heavy investment in public transport like the Metro. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes, and I strongly support the campaign for a Metro South West. |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes. I also support building additional Metro lines, including Metro South West to Knocklyon and Metrowest, as well as related infrastructure such as an additional bridge over the Liffey which would speed up existing bus services like the W4 from Tallaght to Liffey Valley and facilitate active travel. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes, as planned and/or a more ambitious plan |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | Yes |
4. Will you advocate for an all service monthly ticket available to everyone (including those who don't have access to tax saver tickets) for travel in the Greater Dublin Area?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes and Labour have a plan to make this cost €9 a month, as seen in other areas of the EU |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes. The Labour party is proposing to introduce a €9 ticket |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Sure |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Yes |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes, along the lines of the 'Climate Ticket' as set out in the Green Party manifesto. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes I would support that as a minimum however PBP want to see free public transport for all to help with the cost of living, ensure ordinary people benefit from climate action and encourage modal shift way from cars to public transport. So we would abolish fares on all public transportation services and publicly contracted commercial services. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | Yes |
5. Will you support the continued rollout of the bus connects network redesign?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes and have been a passionate advocate since the start. |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Sure |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes, but we also need to undertake an evaluation of how effective Bus Connects has been. |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Needs reworking in relation to the proposed 19 route especially. It is still inadequate. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes - with the caveat that a better service should be provided for the Number 11 in the Wadelai area - the planned no. 19 doesn't quite fix the issue. |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes. Let's do it. There should be tweaks, like amending the number 19 bus route (which replaces the current number 11 bus) so it goes across the Liffey, but the network design needs to be implemented asap. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes. The only demands for changes to the plan I would consider supporting are those that will improve services for bus users (e.g. additional local services) and for active travel - as opposed to changes that prioritise cars/parking/private property etc. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes, with amendments to improve bus and traffic flow |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
6. Will you support introducing camera enforcement of bus lanes, cycle lanes, red lights, footpath parking, etc. to tackle the widespread lawbreaking and dangerous driving on our roads?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes, I have been one of the most vocal advocates for this technology in the Dail, raising it in the chamber on multiple occasions and through Parliamentary Questions throughout my 5 year tenure. It is a no brainer. |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes and it is crucial to curbing driver aggression in Dublin |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Absolutely |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Yes - I advocated for this as a TD from 2016-20. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | YES! |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes. People bring this issue up regularly with me. We need proper enforcement to make our streets safe to walk and cycle, and easier for our buses to get around quickly. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes, at selected junctions in the city centre |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
7. Will you support the implementation of the proposed Bus Connects Core Bus Corridors, even when it requires reallocating space from private cars to provide infrastructure for bus users, cyclists and pedestrians?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | In the case of Mobhi Road I believe it should be improved. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes. The only demands for changes to Bus Corridors I would consider supporting are those that will improve provision for bus users and active travel - as opposed to changes that prioritise cars/parking/private property, etc. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes, with amendments to improve bus and traffic flow |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
8. Are you aware of the hierarchy of road users (DMURS; Article 2.2.2), and will you commit to applying it wherever possible?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Vaguely. Yes. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Yes |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes. PBP locally has campaigned successfully for the installation of additional pedestrian crossings. We support step-free pedestrian crossings with longer crossing times to facilitate those with mobility issues and zebra crossings as the default type of pedestrian crossing. Bicycle lanes should be high quality and separated from cars and other road users. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes, but DEMURS is dated and need to be updated to allow councils more input |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
9. How much do you agree with the statement “Bus lanes should be 24/7 to ease congestion, especially for workers who commute by bus in the evenings and on Sundays."Â
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | 6/10. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | I agree. Bus lanes allow a greater proportion of people to move through the city than private transport and should be prioritised. |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes. I am worker's rights spokesperson for the Labour party and in all of the conversation about developing the nighttime economy, we have been raising that workers will need that 24/7 transport to make it work. |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | agree |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Sure. There are no issues with congestion outside of peak hours so I think it's a moot point. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | It literally depends on the route. Most of our routes are already 24 hours now. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Absolutely |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Agree |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | 100% |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | N/A There is little congestion in the middle of the night, I would focus change elsewhere, such as actually rolling out 24 hours bus services. |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
10. Will you support the delivery of the Dart plus programme?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes and I will continue to advocate for the best version of it possible. I was particularly delighted to successfully argue for a stop in Cabra! |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | 100%. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Yes |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes and DART Underground |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
11. The RSA’s Vision Zero Plan aims for a 34% reduction in road deaths in 2024 from the previous year. Do you support the implementation of 30kph default speeds in urban areas to make our roads and streets safer?Â
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Not a blanket 30kph limit on all urban areas, but there are limits that can and should be lowered. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Yes and no. The problem is lack of enforcement. The CCTV you alluded to earlier would be better. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Not necessarily universally. For a lot of roads it’s sensible but like every rule there are a few exceptions. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes, it has worked to bring down speeding in many areas in my constituency, and it should be rolled out throughout our city. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) | Yes |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | N/A 30kph zones already approved in DLR |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
12. Will you support funding for the Finglas Luas to be delivered by 2031 (or earlier)?Â
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Yes |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | Yes |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | yes |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | If it is critical to Dublin, yes. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Yes |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Yes - emphatically. I constantly put this project forward from 2016-20 and ensured its inclusion in the final GDA 2040 plan after it was omitted from the draft plan. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Yes, absolutely. This is another essential investment in Dublin North West. Let' make it happen asap. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Yes |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | Yes |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Yes. I also support expediting a new Luas line to Lucan and increasing capacity and frequency on the Red Line which is chronically overcrowded much of the time. Increased frequency could and should be implemented immediately in the evenings and weekends. According to the NTA, it will take longer to expand peak time capacity but this should be prioritised. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Yes and also LUAS to Bray |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
13. Investment in Public Transport was almost €500m in 2022, Do you (and your party if applicable) support increasing, reducing or maintaining this level of investment?
Dublin Bay North | |
David Healy (Green Party) | Increasing |
Shane Folan (Labour) | Yes, more details and costings can be found in the Labour Party's manifesto and alternative budget 2025. |
Dublin Central | |
Neasa Hourigan (Green Party) | We (the Green Party) believe that this should be increased and would advocate for 10 billion of the recent state windfall tax revenue to be allocated to transport infrastructure |
Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Yes. In order to fund Metrolink, Dart Plus, ensure that 20% of the transport budget goes to cycling and walking infrastructure, then the transport budget will have to be significantly more than €500m |
Dublin Fingal West | |
Joe O'Brien (Green Party) | increasing |
Dublin Mid West | |
Cllr Eoin Ó Broin (Social Democrats) | Increasing. |
Shane Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) | Increase |
Dublin North West | |
Noel Rock (Fine Gael) | Increasing. |
John Nisbet (Labour) | Yes |
Caroline Conroy (Green Party) | Increase. The Green Party supports a significant increase in funding for public transport over the coming years, including investing an additional €10 billion on top of current commitments, of which €7 billion should be allocated from the 'Apple windfall'. |
Dublin Rathdown | |
Catherine Martin (Green Party) |
Dublin South Central | |
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats) | Increase |
Dublin South West | |
Ciarán Ahern (Labour) | We would increase it. The Labour Party will invest at least €10bn in public transport over the next 5 years. |
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit) | Our alternative budget for 2025 committed to investing an additional €1bn in capital investment in public transport infrastructure, on top of a €500m investment in expanding and improving bus services. This would be only the first step in a long term multi-annual and multi-billion euro programme of investment in public transport, funded in part through reallocating billions from the Future Ireland Fund which should be spent on productive investments in badly needed infrastructure here rather than locked away in investments on international stockmarkets until 2041 as is the current government’s plan. Dublin has massive public transport deficits. We need to be building the equivalent of Metro North every year for the forseeable future to even begin to catch up with other major capital cities. |
Dún Laoghaire | |
Cormac Devlin (Fianna Fáil) | Seems to be a typo here, but fully support increasing the budget for road maintenance and public transport projects. |
Ossian Smyth (Green Party) | yes |
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