Almost two years ago, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, sought submissions for the national rail review. As with many other reports he has sought, he has failed to act on it. Incidentally, why is the Minister never here for the Order of Business to answer questions? Earlier, the Taoiseach said that the Government will not close any lines because it did not do so in the bad times and it will certainly not do it now. However, it has failed to invest in the infrastructure. There is now a serious capacity issue on all of our rail lines. Trains are bursting at the seams. The CEO of Irish Rail came before the transport committee prior to Christmas and indicated that not one new carriage would be supplied to Irish Rail for a minimum of 18 months. When are we going to get real about public transport? The Government has sought submissions. When can we expect to, at a very minimum, debate those submissions? If decisions have to be taken, they need to be taken.

I wish to speak on the same issue.

Does the Deputy have a card?

Yes, No. 6.

I am not doubting anybody but it is no harm to see the numbers because it is not beyond some to turn cards upside down at times.

That cannot be done.

The clock is ticking.

It is no laughing matter for my constituents, particularly in the context of public transport. When they read the newspapers this morning, they will have seen a lot of good news about proposals to electrify the line to Maynooth, Dunboyne and Drogheda, but what my constituents really want to know is what is the Government doing here and now. What is happening today? What is it delivering on now rather than planning for in the next ten, 15 or 20 years? That is the problem. There is nothing for the commuter stuck on a train between Gormanston or Balbriggan and Dublin or between Dunboyne and Dublin or in a traffic jam on the N2 each morning.

There is nothing for them today and perhaps the Taoiseach could enlighten us as to whether there is anything or if they have to wait for the Government's capital plan to deliver in a decade's time or so.

The Minister, Deputy Ross, takes questions every couple of weeks, as all Ministers do.

Every eight weeks.

He is available for Topical Issues and-----

He is never here for the Order of Business.

He has a big party to run.

Please, Deputy Troy.

He takes Minister's questions and he also does Topical Issues. To answer the Deputy's question, as I mentioned earlier, there has been a 35% increase in subvention for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, and Irish Rail combined in the past three years. There has been a capital investment of €5 billion between 2008 and 2016-----

Journey times are getting longer.

Deputy, please.

-----75% of which went to Iarnród Éireann. What that has allowed, for example, is the opening of the new station in Oranmore-----

Did the Taoiseach say 2008 to 2016?

Please Deputies.

-----in Galway, the opening of the Phoenix Park tunnel which has improved services through to Kildare, and linking up the Luas to Broombridge station, which is another option for people on the Maynooth line. There have been increases in off-peak services. Integrated ticketing and real time passenger information have also been introduced so people know when the trains are coming. However, it is evident that we need much greater-----

The trains are getting slower.

Please allow the Taoiseach to speak.

-----investment in public transport in the years ahead. That is the case and we all understand this. Investment in new roads and public transport takes time. It takes many years and we lost ten years.

Go raibh maith agat Taoiseach.

That should be the subtitle to this Government, "it takes time".

We have a lost decade of underinvestment in housing, transport, and health care because of mistakes made-----

The Taoiseach without interruption, please.

-----by other people.