Ireland has never been as wealthy and that was illustrated this week with the splashing of the cash in the budget. Can the Minister tell me then why is public transport in Wicklow so bad?

We essentially have the same service we had 20 years ago and that is despite a clear demand for it, the need to meet our climate targets and despite all the promises, commitment and spin from Government TDs on this issue. There are 13,000 people living in Wicklow town. Greystones, with its DART connection, is 20 km away but there is no direct bus between it and Wicklow. It is just incredible. It is basic stuff. We also have Newtownmountkennedy. Every morning the 133 bus is full as it goes through there, meaning there is no option for people in that town to get into Dublin. It is completely unacceptable, so what is the Minister and his Government going to do to improve public transport in Wicklow and across the country rather than just engaging in spin and PR about it?

Look at the very significant investment the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, have advanced through budget 2025. We are retaining the fare reduction, for example, which helps commuters right across the country with affordability.

We need a bus system.

There is also the development of much greater public transport. This Government over the last four years has advanced unprecedented investment in public transport but also in the development of the capital investment in public transport across our country. There are very ambitious plans to continue delivery on enhancing the network through capacity improvements which the Minister, Deputy Ryan, is advancing with the delivery agencies. If the Deputy looks at the overall allocation for transport in gross voted expenditure terms it is €3.9 billion for 2025. That will make a real difference in what we are providing the agencies with respect to delivery greater capacity, but also from a capital perspective on the unprecedented investment we have brought in public transport infrastructure.