I would like to talk about infrastructure in north County Dublin. As the Tánaiste knows, Fingal is the fastest growing and youngest local authority area in the country. Rush has doubled in size and Lusk has quadrupled in size in 20 years. I was delighted to invite my former students from St. Joseph's Secondary School here. They are a genuinely lovely bunch. However, they and the teachers are using buildings that are decades old and not fit for purpose. We are lucky enough to be at the planning permission phase at the moment. I ask the Tánaiste to ensure, should we receive planning permission in the next couple of weeks, that this school project will be constructed as soon as possible. Will he also assure my constituents that additional bus capacity will be added at peak times to get my former students to school on time? This has been a problem since the beginning of the school year. Can additional 33X services be considered for commuters in Rush and Lusk to get into town to work?

I thank the Deputy. I am sure it is a proud day for him to have his former students from St. Joseph’s Secondary School in the Dáil. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis and I welcome them.

I will follow up on those two issues with the relevant Ministers in regard to the progress on the new school build for St. Joseph’s Secondary School and how we can move that forward and expedite it. Second, I will talk to the Minister for Transport, Deputy O’Brien, regarding the bus capacity issue both for the students and commuters in his constituency and we will revert to the Deputy on those matters.