I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 and 21 together.
The decision to dissolve the Dublin Transport Authority was taken as part of the Government's overall strategy to reduce public expenditure. I will be bringing legislative proposals in relation to the dissolution before the House very shortly. Under this legislation, most of the functions of the DTA will be reassigned to authorities with responsibilities in the relevant areas such as the Garda and the local authorities, which in many cases had responsibility for the functions originally. The Dublin Transportation Task Force are being reconstituted to assume some of the Authority's functions in relation to traffic management and the introduction of bus priority measures.
As regards overall transport planning for Dublin, the Government have decided, in view of the present serious state of the public finances, that future transport investment plans should be based on bus options or diesel services on existing rail lines. The agencies involved are expected to proceed on the basis of this policy approach.