Dail question to the Taoiseach: re Retirement of DPP

13th October 2011
A Ceann Comhairle, I come into the House today to raise a very serious matter that I believe is affecting thousands of people and impacting on jobs, the commercial economy of the Greater Dublin area and many people’s personal lives daily.
Recently, the Minister for Transport announced the cancelling for the time being of the Metro West Project due to the mismanagement of our economy and the mess that it was left in by the previous Government. Although this is very sad news for the growing area of west …

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