Minister says investment is switching from roads to public transport to provide rural connectivity
Under the Connecting Ireland plan more than 70 per cent of those living outside of the Republic’s cities would have access to a public transport service that provides at least three return trips each weekday to a nearby town.
In addition to enhancing rural mobility and enabling employment, the new services are aimed at reducing demand for private transport in rural areas. He told the Committee the Government was committed to a 2:1 ratio in favour of spending on new public transport projects. “The reality is there are certain critical public transport projects, such as Cork metropolitan rail, BusConnects in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick, Waterford railway station being moved, DART+ heading out towards Maynooth in the West and the metro.
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