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Our climate action targets cannot be met without these large-scale public transport projects<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The delay of Metrolink for at least ten years is a catastrophe for the greater Dublin region and means we are almost assured of missing our climate action targets, according to Social Democrats Transport Spokesperson Catherine Murphy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe revised Dublin transport plan will see costs more than double and a wholesale dumping of previous deadlines for the delivery of critical infrastructure projects like Metrolink and Dart+. This is a catastrophe for the greater Dublin region.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween 1996 and 2016, population increases in the greater Dublin area and the commuter belt were largest in Fingal (41%), Meath (40%) and Kildare (39%). The areas which have the greatest amount of residential development, where people are most car dependent, are the areas that are not reflected in this revised plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to get real about this. Our climate action targets cannot be met without these large-scale public transport projects. As it stands, the government is making very dishonest announcements at Cop26 \u2013 revealing ambitious targets, with no credible way to reach them.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not tenable to say we will meet our targets by motorists swapping from petrol and diesel cars to electric cars. Over \u20ac250 million has been spent on Metrolink and the Dart interconnector without delivery anything.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t keep expanding the footprint of a city, which has happened in the greater Dublin area, without providing the requisite public transport capacity for people to be able to move around, quickly, at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

“These delays are beyond disappointing. They are an abdication of responsibility by the government.”<\/p>\n

9 November, 2021<\/p>\n

Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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