Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, the Senator said 25% but that does not matter. The point is that it is a massive number. I would like to think there is capacity for us to start talking about that because we know how long it takes. We have discussed at length how long it takes for us to deliver these projects. We should start having that conversation now. If you check with Fingal County Council and the Department of housing, you will see there are just over 11,000 people living in Donabate and Portrane at the moment. There will be well over 20,000 living there in 15 years with the amount of development that is happening. There are two roads. One is a former farm road and other is the Hearse Road. The Hearse Road is a nightmare at the moment, never mind when we double the population. I am all about social infrastructure. That covers a lot of areas but it is mostly about transport infrastructure. In the Minister's response to Senator Horkan, perhaps he could also touch on those issues.