The MetroLink is an 18.8km rail line running from Swords to Charlemont in Dublin, mostly underground. The Government announced a €2bn funding boost, but critics, including Paschal Donohoe and Mr. O'Leary, argue its estimated costs could reach €20bn. O'Leary asserts that Dublin Airport does not need the Metro, as current bus services are sufficient for airport passengers. He claims that a fleet of 400 buses could serve the same capacity as the MetroLink for €100m, emphasizing the impracticalities of accessing the Metro from central Dublin in the early morning.
Dublin Airport doesn't need it, Dublin Airport passengers won't use it - they're already well-served by buses.
Less than a third of the airport's passengers use buses.
For €100m, this year we could buy 400 buses, and 400 buses would provide exactly the same capacity as this metro from Dublin Airport.
This thing is going to start at Stephen's Green in the morning. Are you seriously going to drive into the centre of Stephen's Green, where there's no car parking?
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