Government committed to developing public transport network

THE claim by Michael Job (Irish Examiner letters, January 11) that the Government has invested in roads at the expense of public transport is simply untrue.

Fianna Fáil in government has demonstrated its commitment to improving public transport through record levels of investment.

In 1996, the year before Fianna Fáil came into office, a paltry €500,000 in capital investment was put into public transport. We have increased this to €426 million. Over the past four years, we have provided €22.5 million for five green routes (bus priority measures) in Cork and the construction of a park-and-ride facility in Black Ash on the outskirts of the city.